gatehouse
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪthaʊs/
:
caseta de entrada
- My father pulled up to the gatehouse and rolled down his window to speak with the guard.
- guard at the gatehouse
- gatehouse tower
- stone gatehouse
Examples
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Dr. Coudert, I'll be at the gatehouse if you need me.
Fiction book (2000) -
James and Catherine circle away from the couple and make their way back to the gatehouse.
Fiction book (1996) -
Actually, this is the gatehouse.
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I saw lights from the gatehouse.
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The gatehouse is 50 yards to the right.
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My father pulled up to the gatehouse and rolled down his window.
Fiction book (2000) -
At the gatehouse of the main entrance, a security guard checks her name against a list.
Fiction book (2001) -
As we approached the gate, a man appeared in the doorway of the gatehouse, sternly watching our car.
Fiction book (2000) -
I heard the floodwaters nearly moistened the steps of the gatehouse at the Howell estate.
Blog text (17) -
The guard nodded, fearful recognition flashing in his eyes, and withdrew to the gatehouse.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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4.9
A small building at an entrance where guards stay and sometimes keep prisoners
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Etymology
Gatehouse is a simple combination of gate and house, literally 'gate' and 'house'. It originally named a small house at the entrance of a castle or estate where the gatekeeper lived, so today it still means a building by the main gate.