gatehouse

gate·house

G0058200 (gāt′hous′)n.1. A lodge at the entrance to the driveway of an estate.2. A fortified structure built over the gateway to a city or castle.3. A building that houses the controls of a dam or canal lock.

gatehouse

(ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs) n1. a building above or beside an entrance gate to a city, university, etc, often housing a porter or guard, or (formerly) used as a fortification2. (Architecture) a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion3. (Mechanical Engineering) a structure that houses the controls operating lock gates or dam sluices

gate•house

(ˈgeɪtˌhaʊs)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) a house at a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc. [1350–1400]

gatehouse

The rooms or apartments above a fortified medieval gateway.

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gatehouse - a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residencehouse - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"lodge - small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

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