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Meaning of gate in English

gate
noun [ C ]
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/ɡeɪt/ us
/ɡeɪt/

gate noun [C] (STRUCTURE)

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a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or wooden strips
 
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a similar device that slides across an opening, often folding into a smaller space as it is opened:
The lift won't move if the safety gate isn't shut properly.
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a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off a particular aircraft:
All passengers for flight LH103 please proceed to gate 16.
 
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gate noun [C] (PEOPLE)

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the number of people that go to see a sports event or other large event, or the amount of money people pay to see it:
Gates at matches were lower than average last season.
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-gate
suffix
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/-ɡeɪt/ us
/-ɡeɪt/
used in combination with other nouns to create a name for a situation that causes public shock or disapproval:
a political scandal known as "furgate", in which high-ranking government officials were given expensive coats
(Definition of gate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

gate | American Dictionary

gate
noun [ C ]
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/ɡeɪt/
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a section of a fence or outer wall that can swing open to let you through:
I pushed open the gate and went into the backyard.
A gate is also the door at an airport that you go through to get on an aircraft:
All passengers for flight 103 please proceed to gate D4.
(Definition of gate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

gate | Business English

gate
noun
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[ C ]   TRANSPORT
a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off an aircraft:
Our MD-80 left at 8:14 p.m. from Gate C33.
Delays that are caused by gate agents are assigned to customer service.
[ C or U ]   COMMERCE
the number of people that go to see a large event, or the amount of money people pay to see it:
The gate for the event was a reported $2.6 million.
(Definition of gate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of gate

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The subject's score on a word is based on the number of gates needed to identify the word correctly.
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At ten o'clock the gates were shut to prevent a sudden influx of new voters- anyone could leave, no one could enter.
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He had ordered the opening of the city gates and capitulation.
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Each night, five men were needed, three for the gates and two to move between them, so the responsibility was heavy.
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The best-known example was that of dock labourers who were hired each morning from a crowd at the dock gates.
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Consider the irony of a museum meant to celebrate an empire which had fallen by the time its gates were open to the public.
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In the period 1984 to 1989 another six museums concerned with regional and local archaeology opened their gates.
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If a buyer and a seller on the same canal transfer water, only the seller's and the buyer's gates have to be altered.
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The number of gates on the second-deepest level remains the same.
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Five huge fort gates were constructed in a harmonized style with these walls.
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The city was intentionally designed defensively: its exterior wall does not bisect preexisting buildings, and there are gates on all sides of the city.
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Then, why is the total number of gates of this circuit smaller?
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Workers would sometimes carry the officials, who had previously been barred from entry, shoulder-high through the gates.
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Students are treated as solely public beings from the moment they enter the school gates.
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The gates are anti-correlated, so that opening of one promotes closure of the other.
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Collocations with gate

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arched gate
The western set is a double arched gate (the "double gate"), and the eastern is a triple arched gate (the "triple gate").
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automatic gate
Other lesser projects include steps leading to the beach areas and an automatic gate that opens the parking area 6 a.m. -9 p.m. daily.
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boarding gate
The terminal also has no jet bridges, having one boarding gate for domestic departures and one boarding gate for international departures.
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Translations of gate

in Chinese (Traditional)
建築物, （通常由金屬條或木頭條板做的）大門，柵欄門，圍牆門, （可滑動伸縮的）推拉門，活動門，捲簾門…
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建筑物, （通常由金属条或木头条板做的）大门，栅栏门，围墙门, （可滑动伸缩的）推拉门，活动门，卷帘门…
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puerta, verja, puerta de embarque…
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portão, portão (de embarque/desembarque), portão [masculine]…
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門, 門扉（もんぴ）, （飛行場の）搭乗ゲート…
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dış kapı/ana giriş kapısı, uçağa biniş kapısı, kapı…
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entrée [feminine], porte [feminine], grille [feminine]…
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ஒரு வேலி அல்லது வெளிப்புற சுவரின் ஒரு பகுதி ஒரு பக்கத்தில் பொருத்தப்பட்டு, ஒரு கதவைப் போலத் திறந்து மூடுகிறது, இது வழக்கமாக உலோகம் அல்லது மர கீற்றுகளால் ஆனது…
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પ્રવેશદ્વાર, ઝાંપો, દ્વાર…
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port, låge…
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grind…
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pintu pagar…
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das Tor…
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port [masculine], utgang [masculine], port…
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ворота, хвіртка…
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ворота, калитка, выход…
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గేట్/ ద్వారం, ఎయిర్పోర్టు గేట్…
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بَوابة…
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গেট, দ্বার, প্রবেশপথ…
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brama, furtka, wyjście…
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cancello, uscita (in aeroporto), portone…
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