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What does portcullis mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word portcullis? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
  2. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of such a gate used as a charge, often with chains attached; as in the arms of the City of Westminster.
  3. (historical) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
Verb
  1. To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
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