noun
portal
PAWTL
noun
1
A grand or notable entrance or doorway.
"The cathedral's portal was covered in carved stone figures."
2
A website that serves as a gateway to other online resources, services, or accounts.
"Log into the student portal to check your grades."
3
In fiction, a magical or futuristic opening that instantly connects two distant places or times.
"The wizard opened a portal to another realm."
How to Use Portal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA grand entrance, an online gateway site, or (in fiction) a magical doorway between places.
Common pairings
online portal
customer portal
open a portal
Word Forms
portaled past tense, portalled past tense, portals plural, portals singular
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Etymology
From Old French portal and Medieval Latin portale, from Latin porta ("gate, door").