gate
/ˈɡeɪ̯t/
A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall; A doorlike structure outside a house; A movable barrier; A passageway where passengers can embark or disembark
- plural
- gates
Meanings
- 1
A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall
Tom walked to the gate.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
The gate was left open.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A doorlike structure outside a house
- 3
A movable barrier
- 4
A passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
- 5
A location which serves as a conduit for transport, migration, or trade
- 6
The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports eventrare
- 7
A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etcrare
- 8
The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET)rare
- 9
In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or intorare
- 10
The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate; tedgerare