portcullis

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

herse

coulisse

herse sarrazine

herse sarrasine

Synonymes

iron work

Traductions

saracinesca

rastrillo

Fallgatter

grade levadiça

valpoort

valhek

المشبك الحديدي

tarla sürgüsü

Fallgitter

κρεμαστή πύλη

σιδεριά

inferriata

grade

reja

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: portcolyse

In summary

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