portcullis

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Koncepcje

brona

Synonimy

iron work

Tłumaczenia

saracinesca

herse

rastrillo

Fallgatter

grade levadiça

valhek

valpoort

inferriata

grade

reja

المشبك الحديدي

tarla sürgüsü

Fallgitter

κρεμαστή πύλη

σιδεριά

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: portcolyse

In summary

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