Gatehouse Definition

gāthous
noun
A house beside or over a gateway, used as a porter's lodge, etc.
Webster's New World
A lodge at the entrance to the driveway of an estate.
American Heritage
A fortified structure built over the gateway to a city or castle.
American Heritage
A building that houses the controls of a dam or canal lock.
American Heritage
A shelter for a gatekeeper.
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Other Word Forms of Gatehouse

Noun

Singular:
gatehouse
Plural:
gatehouses

Gatehouse Sentence Examples

  • One of the daughters, Anne Bellamy, was arrested and imprisoned in the gatehouse of Holborn.

  • There is a fine Tudor gatehouse of brick, and the hall is dated 1663.

  • At Bothal on the river (from which parish that of Ashington was formed) is the castle originally belonging to the Bertram family, of which Roger Bertram probably built the gatehouse, the only habitable portion remaining, in the reign of Edward III.

  • In Cover Dale near Middleham is the ruined Premonstratensian abbey of Coverham, founded here in the 13th century and retaining a gatehouse and other portions of Decorated date.

  • In modern times the gatehouse again became associated with the Order, and is the headquarters of the St John's Ambulance Association.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAT

Words Ending With

ESEUSE

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With G9 Letter Words Ending With E