gate

A2 · Elementary Countable noun

n. the place at an airport where you wait to get on your plane.

n. the specific area in an airport terminal where passengers assemble to board a particular aircraft.

Español:puerta

“Our flight is leaving from gate 42, which is at the end of this hallway.”

“Passengers were advised to proceed immediately to the gate, as the ground crew had already commenced the final boarding process for the international flight.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a tiny switch in a computer that controls the flow of information.

n. an electronic circuit or component that acts as a logic element, producing an output based on specific input conditions.

“A computer processor contains millions of tiny gates that process data.”

“The engineer explained how the NAND gate serves as a universal building block for more complex digital architectures.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. the total amount of money made from selling tickets at a sports event or concert.

n. the total number of people attending a public event or the total amount of money received from ticket sales.

“The local football club needs a big gate this weekend to pay its bills.”

“Despite the poor weather, the match attracted a record gate, significantly boosting the club's revenue for the quarter.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to control or limit who can see or use something.

v. to selectively regulate, restrict, or control access to a resource or information.

“The company decided to gate their best articles so only members could read them.”

“The marketing team chose to gate the white paper behind a sign-up form to capture lead information from interested professionals.”