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portal

(pɔːʳtəl)
Word forms: plural portals
1. countable noun
A portal is a large impressive doorway at the entrance to a building.
[literary]
I went in through the royal portal.
Synonyms: doorway, door, entry, way in More Synonyms of portal
2. countable noun
On the internet, a portal is a site that consists of links to other websites.
[computing]

portal in British English

(ˈpɔːtəl)
noun
1. 
an entrance, gateway, or doorway, esp one that is large and impressive
2. 
any entrance or access to a place
3.  computing
an internet site providing links to other sites
adjective
4.  anatomy
a. 
of or relating to a portal vein
hepatic portal system
b. 
of or relating to a porta
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin portāle, from Latin porta gate, entrance

portal in American English

(ˈpɔrtəl)
noun
1. 
a doorway, gate, or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one
2. 
any point or place of entry, as one where nerves, vessels, etc. enter an organ
3. 
a website designed to provide access to numerous other sites and, variously, e-mail service, online shopping, etc.
adjective
4. 
designating, of, or like the vein carrying blood from the intestines, stomach, etc. to the liver
Word origin
ME < MFr < ML portale, orig. neut. of portalis, of a door < L porta: see port5

Examples of 'portal' in a sentence
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They can also receive advice via an online portal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It invites shoppers to browse its catalogue before accessing an online shopping portal.
The Sun (2016)
The service includes a web portal where you can upload photos of your condition to show them.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Such is the rivalry over looks that internet portals regularly host online contests.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Most people use online portals to search for property.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In one is a portal tomb now missing its roof slab.
Brennan, J. H. A Guide to Megalithic Ireland (1992)
We love to drool over property portals.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Instead of an online learning portal we get letters in the post.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Get on the big property portals as this is where the vast majority of buyers are looking.
The Sun (2014)
Find out how many people visit it and whether it has links to other property portals.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The portal tomb itself is deceptive.
Brennan, J. H. A Guide to Megalithic Ireland (1992)
There is a second portal tomb 500 yards south.
Brennan, J. H. A Guide to Megalithic Ireland (1992)
 Property portals were built on the bedrock of house sales, but what happens as more and more people rent instead?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The largest local portal, mail.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I have used classical terms like "portal tomb ", "court tomb" or "cemetery site" for the sake of uniformity.
Brennan, J. H. A Guide to Megalithic Ireland (1992)

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All related terms of 'portal'

portal vein
any vein connecting two capillary networks , esp in the liver ( hepatic portal vein )
portal frame
a frame , usually of steel , consisting of two uprights and a cross beam at the top: the simplest structural unit in a framed building or a doorway
portal-to-portal
of or relating to the period between the actual times workers enter and leave their mine , factory , etc
portal-to-portal pay
wages for workers based on the total time spent from the moment of entering the mine , factory , etc. until the moment of leaving it
hepatic portal vein
a vein connecting two capillary networks in the liver
(noun) 
Definition
a large and impressive gateway or doorway
(literary) 
I entered through the royal portal.
Synonyms
doorway
door
I was knocking at the front door.
entry
A lorry blocked the entry to the school.
way in
entrance
He drove in through a side entrance.
gateway
entrance way

Additional synonyms

in the sense of door
Definition
a doorway or entrance
I was knocking at the front door.
Synonyms
opening,
entry,
entrance,
exit,
doorway,
ingress,
egress (formal)
in the sense of entrance
Definition
something, such as a door or gate, through which it is possible to enter a place
He drove in through a side entrance.
Synonyms
way in,
opening,
door,
approach,
access,
entry,
gate,
passage,
avenue,
doorway,
portal (literary),
inlet,
ingress,
means of access
in the sense of entry
Definition
something, such as a door or gate, through which it is possible to enter a place
A lorry blocked the entry to the school.
Synonyms
way in,
opening,
door,
approach,
access,
gate,
passage,
entrance,
avenue,
doorway,
portal (literary),
inlet,
passageway,
ingress,
means of access

Nearby words of
portal

  • porpoise
  • port
  • portable
  • portal
  • portend
  • portent
  • portentous

Synonyms of 'portal'

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