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gatehouse

[gayt-haus] / ˈgeɪtˌhaʊs /


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The Eastlands did not yet know it, but the gatehouse had been razed by the flood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

The estate also features a three-bedroom beach house, a three-bedroom guest apartment, and a four-bedroom gatehouse, which has since been sold.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

It has fallen into disrepair in recent years, with a gatehouse leading to the site smashed down and a number of buildings left abandoned.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

There also is a three-bedroom gatehouse and a two-bedroom carriage house with a clock tower.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Turning away, he lifted a hand and said, "Lord Hoat, see to those banners above the gatehouse."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Two guesthouses, a pair of gatehouses and a tennis court also are on the grounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019

The plans included installing permanent gatehouses near the two main tunnels to serve as locker rooms.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2014

Euston has two craft breweries, the Euston Tap and the Cider Tap, in its former gatehouses.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2014

The factories themselves have high perimeter fences, gatehouses and numerous security cameras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2013

What you see from the road are the two gatehouses, each a small empty pillbox of a building faced with flagstones and topped, like tiny pagodas, with shingled curving roofs.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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