Gate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
- total admission receipts at a sports event
- passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
verb
- restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
Extra examples
We went through the gate into the orchard.
I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate.
Make sure that the back gate is locked, please.
The children poured out of the school gates.
Air France flight 76 leaves from gate 6A.
Shut up your gate at once!
The house was gated
You have to show your tickets at the gate.
If one sheep goes through the gate, the rest will follow.
The gate opened, and the animals ran free.
I forgot to close the gate.
The entrance was blocked by a gate.
The guard motioned us through the gate.
The plane landed at its assigned gate.
Flight 1584 is now departing from Gate 6 in Terminal A.
Word forms
singular: gate
plural: gates
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