ENGLISH DICTIONARY

E-gate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: E-gate is a noun meaning An electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.

Meaning

An electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.

Example Sentences

[…] currently trialling e-gates at Manchester Airport […]
For arrivals, there are 52 arrival passport counters and 12 e-gates […]
The outage was the latest in a long line of failures of the e-gate system.
British tourists will have to endure passport-stamping queues in the EU until at least October and possibly well into 2026 despite a high profile e-gates agreement unveiled at Monday’s EU-UK summit in London, it has emerged.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include e-border, e-boarding, e-governance, e-visa, e-identity, e-ticketing.

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