portal — meaning in English

English meaning

• doorway noun The opening where a door is set; the entrance to a room or building.
• gateway noun An entrance or opening that can be closed with a gate.
• portal noun A grand or notable entrance or doorway.
• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

portal is used for these senses in English:

• nativity scene (Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.
• portal An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
• portal (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
• portal A grandiose and often lavish entrance.

gateway — full definition

1. noun An entrance or opening that can be closed with a gate.
2. noun Something that leads to or makes possible a further experience or stage.
3. noun (computing) A device or system that connects two different networks.

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