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    [Noun]  | "port*cul*lis" | \ pȯrt-ˈkə-ləs \


    1: a grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified place and lowered between grooves to prevent passage


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English port colice, from Anglo-French porte coliz, literally, sliding door;

    [Noun]  | "portcullis" 


    1: as in postern, trapdoor;


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     [ "Portcullis" ]

    1: Portcullis is the term given to strong, grated doors found in fortresses and castles around the world. These doors are usually made up of iron or other hard-to-break material such as stone. By the way, where did you hear this term? No, seriously, not even I remember where I first heard it.

      * e.g.,  ... The portcullis ahead blocks our path, there's no way around it unless we manage convincing those guys to get it out of the way for us. 


     [ "Portcullis" ]

    2: Well if there's one thing I think is worth noting is that your vocabulary is definitely expansive (If you found this on your own, that is.)

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