gatehouse

See also: gate house and Gatehouse

English

Alternative forms

gate house

Etymology

gate +‎ house

Noun

gatehouse (plural gatehouses)

A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
(archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
A shelter for a gatekeeper.

Translations

lodge besides the entrance to an estate

Ingrian: vahtihoone
Russian: сторо́жка (ru) f (storóžka)

Derived terms

Gatehouse of Fleet

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