gate

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/ˈɡeɪ̯t/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A movable barrier used to close an entrance.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.

Examples

  • How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?

  • please! Passengers for flight KL412 are requested to go to gate 21 immediately.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡæɪ̯t/
  • /ɡet/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A movable barrier.

  2. A doorlike structure outside a house.

  3. A passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.

More examples

In context

  • The Golden Gate Bridge is made of iron.

  • Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.

  • The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), from the plural of Old English ġeat (specifically gatu), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”). See also Old Norse gat, Swedish and Dutch gat, Low German Gaat, Gööt.