Etymology : Middle English, from Old English geat; akin to Old Norse gat opening
Pronunciation : gAt
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. portion of a wall or fence that opens and closes; any barrier which opens and closes; entrance, entryway; number of spectators at a show or event; passageway through which passengers board (a train, plane, boat, etc.). gate\gate\ (gāt), n. [oe. &yogh;et, &yogh;eat, giat, gate, door, as. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to os., d., & icel. gat opening, hole, and perh. to e. gate a way, gait, and get, v. cf. gate a way, 3d get.].
2. 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.
3. 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. opening a gate for a long war.
4. a door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
5. (script.) the places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might. the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. xvi.
6. 5. in a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
7. (founding) (a) the channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate. (b) the waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. [written also geat and git.]gate chamber, a recess in the side wall of a canal lock, which receives the opened gate.gate channel. see:
gate, 5.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 (anat.), the portal vein.
8. 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.
9. An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage.
10. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.
11. A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
12. The places which command the entrances or access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
13. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
14. The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate.
15. The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece.
16. To supply with a gate.
17. To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an earlier hour than usual.
18. A way; a path; a road; a street.
19. Manner; gait. a door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs passageway where passengers can embark or disembark total admission receipts at a sports event restrict movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate supply with a gate; "The house was gated".
20. 1. A gate is a structure like a door which is used at the entrance to a field, a garden, or the grounds of a building. He opened the gate and started walking up to the house.
21. In an airport, a gate is a place where passengers leave the airport and get on their aeroplane. Passengers with hand luggage can go straight to the departure gate to check in there.
22. Gate is used in the names of streets in Britain that are in a place where there once was a gate into a city. 9 Palace Gate.
23. The gate at a sporting event such as a football match or baseball game is the total number of people who attend it. Their average gate is less than 23,000. to prevent a student from leaving a school as a punishment for behaving badly. Brandenburg Gate Golden Gate Bridge Heaven's Gate Ishtar Gate.