Wiktionary
lych-gate
alt. A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman. n. A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.
Usage examples of "lych-gate".
You had better pull into the road-side just by the lych-gate outside the church.
Sue had drawn in her car near the lych-gate as Johnny had directed, but he did not slacken speed as we passed it.
This time he left his car at the lych-gate, then walked swiftly up the slope to reconnoitre Constable Cowper's cottage.
Did you know that in our circumstances it is dangerous to pass under a lych-gate on a Friday?