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Meaning of Portcullis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs

Definitions

  1. A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
  2. An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.
    historical

Equivalents

العربية المشبك الحديدي
Bosanski brona
Čeština padací mříž
Deutsch Fallgatter
Español rastrillo
Français herse
עברית שער מתרומם
Hrvatski brona
Italiano inferriata saracinesca
Nederlands valhek valpoort
Polski brona
Português grade levadiça rastrilho
Русский ге́рса порт-кули́с
Српски brona
ไทย ประตูชัก

CEFR level

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

Porte porte cochère porte-cochère porte-crayon porte-épée porte-monnaie

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