gatehouse
gatehouse
Definition
gate·house (gāt′ho̵us′)
noun
a house beside or over a gateway, used as a porter's lodge, etc.
gatehouse
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- impose: The best place to start your tour of the abbey is in the imposing gatehouse at the west end of the site.
- build: Now let us build a mighty gatehouse to strike fear into the hearts of our enemies " !
- include: The surviving ruins include a large gatehouse, and the curtain walls.
- have: Gatehouse The four main entrances to the town would each have had a gatehouse.
- pass: After passing the gatehouse TL at the TJ ( 9.3 ) for Cumwhinton.
- restore: The site is now managed by Heritage of Ireland and the recently restored gatehouse now houses an exhibition and visitors center.
Adjective modifier
- twin-towered: They added a new lower bailey, with an impressive twin-towered gatehouse.
- 14th: Working watermill, forge, 14th century gatehouse, beautiful gardens, moat walk, adventure play area, restaurant and gift shop.
- outer: The outer gatehouse was added sometime later in the 14 th century.
- inner: The Museum of Leeds has done much to make the Abbey site an attractive prospect by converting the former Inner Gatehouse into a museum.
- medieval: Fine views over medieval gatehouse across the valley to hills beyond Whitesands Beach.
- magnificent: All that remains of the priory today is the magnificent 16th Century gatehouse.
Modifies a noun
- chapel: The protestant church to the northeast was built on the site of a chapel, thought to have been the old gatehouse chapel.
- tower: Its recently restored gatehouse towers over the River Medway.
- passage: Some castles, such as at Brampton Bryan had twin towers with the gatehouse passage running between them.
Noun used with modifier
- castle: There are fine views of the valley and hills from the castle gatehouse.
- century: The beech avenue a golden hue in Autumn, all framed by a 16th century gatehouse.
- stone: The first building was put up in the early twelfth century and consisted of a simple stone gatehouse with an arch at each end.
- security: Parking Please ask for directions to the Beckwith Building at the security gatehouse.
- abbey: The remains of the abbey gatehouse are on the main road - which gives you an idea of the size of the outer precinct.
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