Word
gates
Phoneticsgates
US/ˈɡeɪts/
UK/ɡˈeɪts/
Definition
n. the specific areas in an airport where you wait to get on your plane.
n. plural designation for the specific areas in an airport terminal where passengers assemble to board an aircraft.
Examples
“Please remember to close the garden gates behind you.”
“The security guard stood by the main gates to check the identification of every visitor entering the factory grounds.”
“The heavy iron gates creaked on their rusted hinges as the wind pushed them open, revealing a path overgrown with weeds and wildflowers.”
Examples
simple
“Please remember to close the garden gates behind you.”
contextual
“The security guard stood by the main gates to check the identification of every visitor entering the factory grounds.”
complex
“The heavy iron gates creaked on their rusted hinges as the wind pushed them open, revealing a path overgrown with weeds and wildflowers.”
Synonyms
Idioms
break gates — To enter an Oxford or Cambridge college enclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
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