Gate

Quick meaning: Gate is a noun meaning A doorlike structure outside a house.

Meaning

A doorlike structure outside a house.

More Meanings

1. A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
2. A movable barrier.
3. A passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
4. A location which serves as a conduit for transport, migration, or trade.
5. The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.
6. (computing) A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
7. (electronics) The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Example Sentences

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

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

At Disneyland Paris, the much-delayed “second gate,” a Walt Disney Studios theme park, opened on March 16.

At 7, he made his exit through the Ch‘ien-ch‘ing and the Lung-tsung gates, and thence, through the Yung-Hang Gate he entered the Tz‘u-ning Palace.

Word Forms

• gates
• gating
• gated

Synonyms for gate

Depending on context, synonyms include doorway, entrance, passage, cat, dude, guy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gateway, doorstep, portal, doorway, railing, fence.

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