English Explanatory Dictionary

porter's lodge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.

Word forms

porter's lodge porters' lodges porter-lodge porters' lodge

Synonyms

plodge lodge guardhouse mailroom

Derived words

plodge
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