port·cul·lis

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• port|cul|lis — «prt KUHL ihs, pohrt », noun. a strong gate or grating of iron that can be raised or lowered, used to close or open the gateway of an ancient castle or fortress: »Up drawbridge, grooms what, Warder, ho! Let the portcullis fall! (Scott). ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… …   English syllables

• lis — acrop·o·lis; ae·o·lis; aero·bal·lis·tics; ama·bi·lis; am·a·ryl·lis; an·a·gal·lis; anaph·a·lis; an·nap·o·lis; ano·lis; anom·a·lis·tic; an·thyl·lis; apo·lis·ta; ba·lis·tes; ba·lis·ti·dae; bal·lis·ta; bal·lis·ter; bal·lis·ti·cian; bal·lis·tics;… …   English syllables

• port — bridge·port; coal·port; com·port·a·ble; com·port·ment; dav·en·port; de·port·abil·i·ty; de·port·able; de·port·ee; de·port·ment; ex·port·able; ex·port·er; gos·port; heli·port; new·port; pass·port·less; port; port·crayon; port·ed; port·fo·lio;… …   English syllables

• portcullis — port·cul·lis …   English syllables

• portcullis — port|cul|lis [po:tˈkʌlıs US po:rt ] n a strong iron gate that can be lowered over the entrance of a castle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• portcullis — port|cul|lis [ pɔrt kʌlıs ] noun count a heavy iron gate that can be lowered in front of the entrance to a castle as a defense …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• portcullis — port•cul•lis [[t]pɔrtˈkʌl ɪs, poʊrt [/t]] n. archit. a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of the gateway of a castle or fortified place and let down to prevent passage • Etymology: 1300–50; ME portecolys …   From formal English to slang

• Portcullis — Port*cul lis, n. [OF. porte coulisse, cole[ i]ce, a sliding door, fr. L. colare, colatum, to filter, to strain: cf. F. couler to glide. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Cullis}, {Colander}.] 1. (Fort.) A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Portcullis — Port*cul lis, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portcullised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portcullising}.] To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English