English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of portcullis

portcullis

/ दुर्गद्वारा के पार्श्‍व मं लगी हुई ऊपर-नीचे सरक सकने वाली सुदृढ़ औश्र भारी झंझरी, खिसक दरवाजा;

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English Dictionary:

1. Portcullis

[n.]

- 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.
- 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.

2. Portcullis

[v. t.]

- To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.