lychgate

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lych·gate, lichgate /ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt/ noun [countable]  TBRRCa gate with a roof leading into the area surrounding a church 停柩门〔通向教堂墓地有顶盖的大门〕

Examples from the Corpus

lychgate• There are two gates to the church, a lychgate from the main road side, the other on Town Street.• As they waited, Maltravers silently took the torch from Sally Baker's hand, then they stiffened as the lychgate creaked.

lych·gate nounChineseSyllable  

with Corpus leading a the roof into a gate

lychgate
lych‧gate , lichgate /ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt/ noun [countable]
a gate with a roof leading into the area surrounding a church

lych·gate (also lich·gate) BrE /ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt/ 🔊 nouna gate with a roof at the entrance to a churchyard 停柩门，墓地大门（教堂墓地入口处有顶盖的大门）