Portcullis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
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  1. an iron or wooden grating suspended vertically in grooves in the gateway of a castle or fortified town and able to be lowered so as to bar the entrance
Portcullis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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