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gatehouse

/geyt-hous/US // ˈgeɪtˌhaʊs //UK // (ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs) //

门房,门楼,闸室,闸房

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gate·hous·es [geyt-hou-ziz]. /ˈgeɪtˌhaʊ zɪz/.

    • : a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
    • : a house or structure at the gate of a dam, reservoir, etc., with equipment or controls for regulating the flow of water.

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Examples

  • We were admitted by the keeper, who lives in the dilapidated but delightfully picturesque half-timbered gatehouse.

  • The bell was that of the “faire chappell” on 142 the green outside the gatehouse, and it was calling to matins.

  • This mansion makes a framework to the gatehouse of the old Priory, the entrance-chamber being formed out of the ancient gateway.

  • The gatehouse stands, and in a room over the entrance the Court-leet of the Archbishops is still held.

  • The church adjoins their roofless old gatehouse, and is a fine old place of worship, with a stone spire of the Northants type.