01 n. A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure o…
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A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed.
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An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.“Knowest thou the way to Dover? Both stile and gate, horse way and footpath.” — Shak.“Opening a gate for a long war.” — Knolles.
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A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
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The places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.(Script.)“The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” — Matt. xvi. 18.
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In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
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The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate.(Founding)
Phrases & compounds
Gate chamber —
a recess in the side wall of a canal lock, which receives the opened gate.
Gate hook —
the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.
Gate money —
entrance money for admission to an inclosure.
Gate tender —
one in charge of a gate, as at a railroad crossing.
Gate valva —
a stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate which affords a straight passageway when open.
Gate vein —
the portal vein.
To break gates —
to enter a college inclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
To stand in the gate —
to occupy places or advantage, power, or defense.