gatehouse

  1. Noun.  A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence. .
  2. Noun.  (archaic) A fortified room over the entrance to a castle or over the gate in a city wall.
  3. Noun.  A shelter for a gatekeeper.

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