portcullis Englisch Deutsch:
| Fallgatter n, Fallgitter n | portcullis |
| Fallgatter | portcullis |
| Fallgatter n Fallgitter n | portcullis |
portcullis Definition:
- A portcullis is a heavy vertically-closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications, consisting of a latticed grille made of wood, metal, or a combination of the two, which slides down grooves inset within each jamb of the gateway.
| Portcullis (n.) A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy. |
| Portcullis (n.) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company |
| Portcullis (v. t.) To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis |
| portcullis gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town, can be lowered to prevent passage |
portcullis Synonyme:
| stone wall arch dam backstop balustrade bamboo curtain bank bar barrage barrier bear-trap dam beaver dam boom boundary breakwater breastwork brick wall buffer bulkhead bulwark cofferdam dam defense dike ditch earthwork embankment fence gate gravity dam groin hydraulic-fill dam iron curtain jam jetty leaping weir levee logjam milldam moat mole mound parapet portcullis rail railing rampart roadblock rock-fill dam seawall shutter dam wall weir wicket dam work |
| roadblock arch dam backstop bamboo curtain bank bar barrage barricade barrier bear-trap dam beaver dam blank wall block blockade boom breakwater breastwork brick wall buffer bulkhead bulwark cofferdam dam defense dike ditch earthwork embankment fence gate gravity dam groin hydraulic-fill dam iron curtain jam jetty leaping weir levee logjam milldam moat mole mound parapet portcullis rampart rock-fill dam seawall shutter dam stone wall stop wall weir wicket dam work |
| abatis advanced work balistraria bank banquette barbed-wire entanglement barbican barricade barrier bartizan bastion battlement breastwork bulwark casemate cheval-de-frise circumvallation contravallation counterscarp curtain demibastion dike drawbridge earthwork enclosure entanglement escarp escarpment fence fieldwork fortalice fortification glacis loophole lunette machicolation mantelet merlon mound outwork palisade parados parapet portcullis postern gate rampart ravelin redan redoubt sally port scarp sconce stockade tenaille vallation vallum work |