"gatehouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gatehouses [plural]
Etymology: From gate + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gate|house}} gate + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} gatehouse (plural gatehouses)
  1. A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence. Translations (lodge besides the entrance to an estate): portbygning (Danish), vahtihoone (Ingrian), сторо́жка (storóžka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gatehouse-en-noun-aJo9sWnV Disambiguation of 'lodge besides the entrance to an estate': 84 15 1
  2. (archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall Tags: archaic
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  3. A shelter for a gatekeeper.
    Sense id: en-gatehouse-en-noun--PL0g~tx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gate house Derived forms: Gatehouse of Fleet

Inflected forms

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