portal

Definitions

• An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
• (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
• (anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
• (science fiction) A magical or technological doorway leading to another location, period in time or dimension.
• (architecture) A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
• (architecture) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
• A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
• (bridge-building) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
• A prayer book or breviary; a portass.