英语词汇“portcullis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

port•cul•lis n. [countable]

Architecturea strong grating, as of iron, made to slide up and down at the sides of the gateway of a castle.

port•cul•lis n.

Architecture(esp. in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.

Vulgar Latin *cōlātīcius; see coulee, -itious
Middle French porte coleice, equivalent. to porte port⁴ + coleice, feminine of coleis flowing, sliding
Middle English portecolys 1300–50

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portcullis /pɔːtˈkʌlɪs/ n

an iron or wooden grating suspended vertically in grooves in the gateway of a castle or fortified town and able to be lowered so as to bar the entrance

Etymology: 14th Century port colice, from Old French porte coleïce sliding gate, from porte door, entrance + coleïce, from couler to slide, flow, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter

单词	portcullis
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 port•cul•lis /pɔrtˈkʌlɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Architecturea strong grating, as of iron, made to slide up and down at the sides of the gateway of a castle. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 port•cul•lis (pôrt kul′is, pōrt-),USA pronunciation n. Architecture(esp. in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage. Vulgar Latin *cōlātīcius; see coulee, -itious Middle French porte coleice, equivalent. to porte port⁴ + coleice, feminine of coleis flowing, sliding Middle English portecolys 1300–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: portcullis /pɔːtˈkʌlɪs/ n an iron or wooden grating suspended vertically in grooves in the gateway of a castle or fortified town and able to be lowered so as to bar the entrance Etymology: 14th Century port colice, from Old French porte coleïce sliding gate, from porte door, entrance + coleïce, from couler to slide, flow, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter
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