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| port·cul·lis [ pàwrt kúlliss ] (plural port·cul·lis·es) |
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heavy castle gate sliding vertically: a heavy iron or wooden grating that is set in vertical grooves and lowered to block the gateway to a castle or fortification
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| [14th century. < Old French porte coleïce "sliding door"] |
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