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lychgate

/ˈlɪtʃ.ɡeɪt/

Traducción: Pórtico o cobertizo techado a la entrada de un cementerio o iglesia, usado históricamente para resguardar el ataúd o las parihuelas durante una parte del funeral, a menudo donde el cortejo esperaba al sacerdote.

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noun

C2formalbritish/ˈlɪtʃ.ɡeɪt/

A roofed gateway at the entrance to a churchyard, historically used as a temporary shelter for a coffin or bier during a funeral.

  • 🇪🇸Pórtico o cobertizo techado a la entrada de un cementerio o iglesia, usado históricamente para resguardar el ataúd o las parihuelas durante una parte del funeral, a menudo donde el cortejo esperaba al sacerdote.
  1. Roofed churchyard gate C2 formal british

    A covered gateway at the entrance to a churchyard, historically used to shelter a coffin or bier during a funeral service before burial.

    • The mourners gathered under the lychgate as the rain began to fall.
    • The ancient lychgate was built of oak and stone.
    • The priest waited at the lychgate to receive the funeral procession.

    🇪🇸Portal de iglesia con tejado

    Sinónimos: lichgate

  • lychgates plural form
  • lychgates' possessive plural form
  • lychgate's possessive singular form