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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gate•house (gāt′hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation - a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
- Civil Engineeringa house or structure at the gate of a dam, reservoir, etc., with equipment or controls for regulating the flow of water.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see gate1, house
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gatehouse /ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs/ n - a building above or beside an entrance gate to a city, university, etc, often housing a porter or guard, or (formerly) used as a fortification
- a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion
- a structure that houses the controls operating lock gates or dam sluices
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