noun
portal
POR-tul/ˈpɔːrtl/
A gateway through which a place can be entered.
Open doors in the grand stone portal reveal a bright courtyard.
Etymology
The pieces mean 'of a gate,' which became a noun for the gateway itself. A website portal extends that entrance image to a starting point for access to other resources.
In context
end user can use this beautiful portal and do all kind of request items announcement they can check they can check for approvals
More examples
- Visitors pass through the cathedral’s carved portal.
- In the story, a magic portal leads to another world.
- Patients use the online portal to view their test results.
Forms
portal · portals
Similar words
- entrance
- The broader, everyday term for a way into a place.
- gateway
- Often an opening in a wall or fence.
- doorway
- Specifically the opening in a wall for a door.