Definition of gatehouse Gatehouse

gate•house

We found 7 definitions of gatehouse from 5 different sources.

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What does gatehouse mean?

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Noun

Plural: gatehouses

gatehouse - a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
  house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
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  • gatehouse (n.)
    A house connected or associated with a gate.

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  • A gatehouse is found on European castles, manor houses and mansions. A gatehouse was a strong building built over the gateway to a city or castle.

    Sometimes gatehouses defended a town by being built across a bridge, a river or a moat, as in Monmouth.

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