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Meaning of porter's lodge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
  2. An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.
    Canada, UK

Equivalents

Italiano gabbiotto guardiola
Polski portiernia

Examples

“The keys... were on Saturday stolen from the porter's lodge.”
“[H]e walked across Hawthorn Tree Court on his way to the porter's lodge. […] At the lodge he cleared his pigeon-hole.”

CEFR level

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

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