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The definition of a gate is a structure that can be opened to provide an entrance or an opening used for passage through a fence or wall.

(noun)

An example of a gate is a side entrance to the back yard of a house.
An example of a gate is a hinged door in the middle of a picket fence.
An example of a gate is the access between an airplane and the airport terminal.

See gate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a movable framework or solid structure, esp. one that swings on hinges, controlling entrance or exit through an opening in a fence or wall
an opening providing passageway through a fence or wall, with or without such a structure; gateway
any means of entrance, exit, or access, as any of the numbered exits at an airport terminal
a mountain pass
a movable barrier, as at a railroad crossing or for controlling the start of a horse race
a structure controlling the flow of water, as in a pipe, canal, etc.
☆ a frame in which a saw or saws are set
in Alpine racing, an opening between two upright poles through which the skier must pass
1. the total amount of money received in admission prices to a performance or exhibition
2. the total number of spectators who pay to see such an event
Elec.
1. a circuit with one output and two or more inputs, whose output is energized only when certain input conditions are satisfied
2. an electrode in some semiconductors, esp. an FET, that controls the flow of current

Origin: ME < OE gatu, pl. of geat, a gate, akin to OFris jet, Du & ON gat, opening

transitive verb gated, gating

Brit. to confine (a student) to the college grounds

noun

a channel through which molten metal is poured into a mold
the waste part of a casting formed at this channel

Origin: altered (infl. by gate) < OE gyte, a pouring forth, akin to geotan, to pour: for IE base see found

noun

a road or path
a way of doing something

Origin: ME < ON gata: see gait

☆

a scandal characterized by charges of corruption or illegal acts carried out, usually in a covert manner, by people with power or influence: Koreagate

Origin: < (Water)gate

See gate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A structure that can be swung, drawn, or lowered to block an entrance or a passageway.
a. An opening in a wall or fence for entrance or exit.
b. The structure surrounding such an opening, such as the monumental or fortified entrance to a palace or walled city.
a. A means of access: the gate to riches.
b. A passageway, as in an airport terminal, through which passengers proceed when boarding or leaving an airplane.
A mountain pass.
The total paid attendance or admission receipts at a public event: a good gate at the football game.
A device for controlling the passage of water or gas through a dam or conduit.
The channel through which molten metal flows into a shaped cavity of a mold.
Sports A passage between two upright poles through which a skier must go in a slalom race.
A logic gate.

transitive verb gat·ed, gat·ing, gates

Chiefly British To confine (a student) to the grounds of a college as punishment.
Electronics To select part of (a wave) for transmission, reception, or processing by magnitude or time interval.
To furnish with a gate: “The entrance to the rear lawn was also gated” (Dean Koontz).

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English geat

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