gatehouse
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gatehouse¹
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From gate + house.
noun gatehouses · gate house
- A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
- A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
- A shelter for a gatekeeper.
- An airport terminal structure or section containing a boarding gate; a departure lounge. To meet the challenge of changing aircraft sizes, each of the 12 gatehouses was engineered as an independent unit which connects to the concourse building using expansion joints allowing them to be reconfigured as needed.
Gatehouse²
proper noun
- A surname.
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noun lodge besides the entrance to an estate
| Español | portería, conserjería |
|---|---|
| Français | conciergerie |
| Italiano | guardiola, portineria, gabbiotto |
| Ελληνικά | θυρωρείο thyroreío |
| Русский | сторо́жка storóžka |
noun fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
| Español | casa del guarda, cuerpo de guardia |
|---|---|
| Português | casa de guarda |
| Français | porterie, logis-porche |
| Deutsch | Torhaus |
| Italiano | corpo di guardia |
| Русский | то́рхаус tórxaus |
Talk about this word "gatehouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gatehouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gatehouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gatehouse "gatehouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gatehouse.
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@misc{gatehouse_2026,
title = {gatehouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gatehouse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
