Synonyms for portal

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pawr-tl, pohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr-

Définition 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

Antonyms for portal

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