gate·house (g t hous )n. 1. A lodge at the entrance to the driveway of an estate. 2. A fortified structure built over the gateway to a city or castle. 3. A building that houses the controls of a dam or canal lock. |
gatehouse [ˈgeɪtˌhaʊs]
n
1. a building above or beside an entrance gate to a city, university, etc., often housing a porter or guard, or (formerly) used as a fortification
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a structure that houses the controls operating lock gates or dam sluices
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| Noun | 1. |  gatehouse - a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residencehouse - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" lodge - small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener |
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