portcullis

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
2. (historical) 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.

Verb

To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

Έννοιες

κρεμαστή πύλη

σιδεριά

Συνώνυμα

iron work

Μεταφράσεις

saracinesca

herse

rastrillo

Fallgatter

grade levadiça

valhek

valpoort

المشبك الحديدي

tarla sürgüsü

Fallgitter

coulisse

herse sarrazine

herse sarrasine

inferriata

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: portcolyse

In summary

From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.