( n. )
A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy.
( n. )
A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012