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Definition of: portcullis
(pôrt·kul′is, pōrt-) noun
A grating made of strong bars of wood or iron that can be let down suddenly to close the portal of a fortified place. [<OF porte coleïce <porte a gate (<L porta) + fem. of coleis sliding <L colare strain, filter]
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