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gatehouse
/ ˈɡ±ðɪ³ÙËŒ³ó²¹ÊŠ²õ /
noun
- 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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gatehouse1
Example Sentences
In the 1960s, when Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, lived on the peninsula in a Spanish-style gatehouse, Didion observed the “slump of the hill†making its strange descent into the ocean.
According to its report, Queen Elizabeth was seen "pacing casually" with her sister Princess Margaret on the road by the gatehouse to the castle when the president drove up with Prince Philip just before noon.
It was subsequently expanded with a gatehouse, reception hall and display room by Norman Shaw in the following decade.
A security gatehouse would also be fitted at the new entrance.
Inside the gatehouse, a large courtyard provided space for weddings, funerals and celebrations.
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