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Meaning of gatehouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
  3. A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
    historical
  4. A shelter for a gatekeeper.

Equivalents

Bosanski vratnice
Čeština vrátnice
Ελληνικά μπουάπα πυλώνας
Suomi porttirakennus
Hrvatski vratnice
Polski portiernia
Русский сторожка
Српски vratnice
Svenska grindstuga

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Gatehouse of Fleet gatehouseite gatekeep gatekeeper gatekeeperism gatekeepership

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