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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals;
[syn: lychgate, lichgate]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lychgate
    n 1: a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary
         shelter for the bier during funerals [syn: lychgate,
         lichgate]