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GATEHOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gatehouse mean?
• GATEHOUSE (noun)
The noun GATEHOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
Familiarity information: GATEHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gatehouse" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gatehouse"):
lodge (small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener)
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