How to pronounce “portcullis”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
• (historical) An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.
• [Verb]
• (usually passive) To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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