gatehouse

noun

gate·​house ˈgāt-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce gatehouse (audio)
: a building or house connected or associated with a gate

Examples of gatehouse in a Sentence

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Black women were quartered separately, on the second floor of the gatehouse. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 Secondary buildings include a five-bedroom gatehouse, a three-bedroom Malibu-style beach house and a three-bedroom guesthouse sporting a two-lane bowling alley and a four-car garage. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024 The cemetery’s ornate Victorian Gothic-style gatehouse came later. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024 Kahn designed the main manor house, as well as the coach house and the gatehouse on the 15-acre estate. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for gatehouse 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gatehouse was in the 14th century

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“Gatehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gatehouse. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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gatehouse

noun
gate·​house ˈgāt-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce gatehouse (audio)
: a small building near a gate at an entrance (as to a park or gated community)
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