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Noun
portcullis
Definition: 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
Definition: A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
Verb
Definition: To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.