Antonyms for portal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pawr-tl, pohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr-


Definition of portal

Origin :
  • late 14c., "gate, gateway," from Old French portal "gate" (Modern French portail) and directly from Medieval Latin portale "city gate, porch," from neuter of portalis (adj.) "of a gate," from Latin porta "gate" (see port (n.1)).
  • noun hole or door in vessel
Example sentences :
  • Down swooped the great cog into the narrow channel which was the portal to safety.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • In front, the sea appears as between the pillars of a portal.
  • Extract from : « Footprints on the Sea-Shore (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "I shall not forget it," said I, as we drew up before the portal.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 » by Various
  • Pylon, or Pro-Pylon, the portal or front of an Egyptian temple.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • The portal through which the Martian had vanished was next to it.
  • Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • Then as he passed from the portal, the priestess lifted her hands.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • At the portal had stood two nymphs, now almost classic with decay.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • Brophy came in after a struggle at the door; he slammed the portal and bolted it.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • Poor Bourne had passed the portal beyond which he was to find peace.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • The portal opened with a crash of thunder louder than an earthquake.
  • Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for portal

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