gate

About 22.36 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A doorlike structure outside a house.
2. noun A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
3. noun A movable barrier.

   The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.

4. noun A passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
5. noun A location which serves as a conduit for transport, migration, or trade.
6. noun The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.
7. noun A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
8. noun The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Similar words

gateway doorstep portal doorway railing fence wall hatch trapdoor barrier

Often followed by

of and to is in was at with that

Word family

gated gates gating gave her the gate gave him the gate gave me the gate gave one the gate gave them the gate get the gate gets the gate