porter's lodge
porter's lodge · porters' lodges
сторожка
A building for the porter near the gate of a castle, college, etc., formerly used as a…A building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
Meaning
2 sensesA building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
(Canada, UK)An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.
сторо́жкаstoróžka
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
lodge besides the entrance to an estate:
Forms
plural: porters' lodges| Singular | porter's lodge |
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irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedplodge
See also
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