Meanings
gatehouse1
noungatehouse (plural gatehouses)
plural gatehouses · alternative gate house
- A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
- A shelter for a gatekeeper.
- aeronauticsAn airport terminal structure or section containing a boarding gate; a departure lounge.
To meet the challenge of changing aircraft sizes, each of the 12 gatehouses was engineered as an independent unit which connects to the concourse building using expansion joints allowing them to be reconfigured as needed.
2020, “Los Angeles International Airport Midfield Expansion”, in Walter P Moore
Gatehouse2
proper noun
- A surname.
Origin
Translations
Basque atezaindegi
- atezaindegilodge besides the entrance to an estate
Catalan porta fortificada, cos de guàrdia
- porta fortificadafortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
- cos de guàrdiafortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Danish portnerloge, portnerkontor
- portnerlogelodge besides the entrance to an estate
- portnerkontorlodge besides the entrance to an estate
- portbygningfortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
French conciergerie, porterie
- conciergerielodge besides the entrance to an estate
- porteriefortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
- logis-porchefortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
German Torhaus
- Torhausfortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Greek θυρωρείο
- θυρωρείο (thyroreío)lodge besides the entrance to an estate
Hungarian portásfülke
- portásfülkelodge besides the entrance to an estate
Italian guardiola, portineria
- guardiolalodge besides the entrance to an estate
- portinerialodge besides the entrance to an estate
- gabbiottolodge besides the entrance to an estate
- corpo di guardiafortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Polish portiernia, dom bramny
- portiernialodge besides the entrance to an estate
- dom bramnyfortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Portuguese casa de guarda
- casa de guardafortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Russian сторо́жка, то́рхаус
- сторо́жка (storóžka)lodge besides the entrance to an estate
- то́рхаус (tórxaus)fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Spanish portería, conserjería
- porteríalodge besides the entrance to an estate
- conserjeríalodge besides the entrance to an estate
- casa del guardafortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
- cuerpo de guardiafortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall
Swedish grindstuga
- grindstugalodge besides the entrance to an estate
Cite this entry
APA
gatehouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatehouse
MLA
“gatehouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatehouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gatehouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatehouse.
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