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portcullis

port·cul·lis [ pàwrt kúlliss ] (plural port·cul·lis·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

[14th century. < Old French porte coleïce "sliding door"]
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