gate

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gate [gate gates gated gating] BrE [ɡeɪt] NAmE [ɡeɪt] noun
1. countable a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building
•an iron gate
• He pushed open the garden gate.
• A crowd gathered at the factory gates.
•the gates of the city
see also ↑lychgate, ↑starting gate
2. countable an opening that can be closed by a gate or gates
• We drove through the palace gates.
3. countable a barrier that is used to control the flow of water on a river or ↑canal
•a lock/sluice gate
4. countable a way out of an airport through which passengers go to get on their plane
• BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16.
5. countable the number of people who attend a sports event
• Tonight's game has attracted the largest gate of the season.
6. (also ˈgate money)uncountable the amount of money made by selling tickets for a sports event
•Today's gate will be given to charity.
7. -gate (forming nouns from the names of people or places; used especially in newspapers)a political ↑scandal connected with the person or place mentioned From Watergate, the scandal in the United States that brought about the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
8. (computing) = ↑logic gate
See also: ↑gate money

Word Origin:
Old English gæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gat ‘gap, hole, breach’.

Thesaurus:
gate noun C
•They met at the factory gates.
entrance • • exit • • gateway • • way • • turnstile • • door •
at the gate/entrance/exit/turnstile/door
through the gate/gateway/turnstile/door
the front/back/side gate/entrance/exit/way/door
open/shut/close/slam/lock/bolt the gate/door

Example Bank:
•Don't forget to shut the gate when you leave.
•Go through the gate and continue down the track.
•He led us through a gate into a little garden.
•The defenders had closed and barred all the city gates.
•The gate shut behind him.
•The great gates of the abbey were shut fast.
•The heavy gate swung open.
•The horses began entering the starting gate.
•a set of ornamental gates
•a wide driveway with double gates
•The enemy army had reached the gates of the city.
•The only way in was through a heavy iron gate.