Definition of "gatehouse" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "Therefore, I called the gatehouse and left a message saying I wasn't coming in."
• "A picture of the Abbey gatehouse is above: all that remains of the old Abbey."
• "Watts waited half an hour before he called the gatehouse again."