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portcullis n. 吊閘
vt. 給…裝吊閘,用吊閘關閉 吊閘給…裝吊閘,用吊閘關閉 portcullis n 1: gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passagePortcullis \ 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, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy. " Let the portcullis fall." -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] She . . . the huge portcullis high updrew. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse. [ 1913 Webster]
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]
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