Gatehouse

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  • noun. A lodge at the entrance to the driveway of an estate.
  • noun. A fortified structure built over the gateway to a city or castle.
  • noun. A building that houses the controls of a dam or canal lock.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A house at a gate.
  • noun. A small house or lodge used by a person who attends the gate at a level crossing on a railroad.
  • noun. A house erected over the gate of a reservoir for regulating the flow of water.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A house connected or associated with a gate.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
  • noun. A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
  • noun. A shelter for a gatekeeper.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
    • Word Usage
    "Therefore, I called the gatehouse and left a message saying I wasn't coming in."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    house  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    lodge  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aqueduct  archway  bailey  barbican  basilica  
    Synonym
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    Nissen hut  Quonset hut  booth  crib  hut  
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