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gatehouse

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

Русскийсторожка
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Bosanskivratnice
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Polskiportiernia
Српскиvratnice
Svenskagrindstuga

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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