gatehouse

gate·house  (gthous)

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gatehouse - a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence house - 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

Translations

gatehouse [ˈgeɪthaʊs] N (gatehouses (pl)) [ˈgeɪthaʊzɪz] → casa f del guarda or del portero

gatehouse [ˈgeɪthaʊs] n → loge f

gatehouse [ˈgeɪtˌhaʊs] n → casetta del custode (all'entrata di un parco)

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gatehouse [ˈgeɪtˌhaʊs] n → casetta del custode (all'entrata di un parco)