英语词汇“portcullis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A portcullis is a heavy castle door or gate made of metal strips that form a grid. A castle guardian might lower the portcullis to protect the people inside from an invading army.

It was common during medieval times for castles to be protected by a portcullis or two. They could be raised and lowered as needed, sometimes in such a way that an enemy would be trapped between a first portcullis and a second. Today, you can still see a portcullis if you visit the Tower of London. The Old French root is porte coleice, "sliding gate," which combines coleice, "sliding or flowing," and porte, "gate or door."

WORD FAMILY

portcullis: portcullises

USAGE EXAMPLES

Through the portcullis there came a sorrowful howling to bear out Sir Grummore’s statement, as it had been thirty couple of hounds baying the moon.

T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958)

There’s this whole edifice of tightly drawn school district lines where residents are able to pull down the portcullis behind them with zoning regulations.

Slate(Apr 12, 2016)

He narrates what he sees: a portcullis, defensive walls called ramparts, granite mansions, a steeple above rooftops.

Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See(2014)

n gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage

Hyper

gate

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

单词	portcullis
释义	portcullis (once / 8921 pages) n A portcullis is a heavy castle door or gate made of metal strips that form a grid. A castle guardian might lower the portcullis to protect the people inside from an invading army. It was common during medieval times for castles to be protected by a portcullis or two. They could be raised and lowered as needed, sometimes in such a way that an enemy would be trapped between a first portcullis and a second. Today, you can still see a portcullis if you visit the Tower of London. The Old French root is porte coleice, "sliding gate," which combines coleice, "sliding or flowing," and porte, "gate or door." WORD FAMILY portcullis: portcullises USAGE EXAMPLES Through the portcullis there came a sorrowful howling to bear out Sir Grummore’s statement, as it had been thirty couple of hounds baying the moon. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) There’s this whole edifice of tightly drawn school district lines where residents are able to pull down the portcullis behind them with zoning regulations. Slate(Apr 12, 2016) He narrates what he sees: a portcullis, defensive walls called ramparts, granite mansions, a steeple above rooftops. Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See(2014) n gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage Hyper gate a movable barrier in a fence or wall
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