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   gate

   /ɡeɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge: "she closed the front gate" Similar barrierwicketwicket gatelychgatefive-barred gateturnstilekissing gateportmoon gatepylon
   • ▪ a gateway: "she went out through the gate" Similar gatewaydoorwayentranceexitegressopeningdoorportalentryway
   • ▪ an exit from an airport building to an aircraft: "a departure gate"
   • ▪ a mountain pass or other natural passage: "the Golden Gate"
   • 2. the number of people who pay to enter a sports ground for an event: "an average home gate of more than 12,000"
   • ▪ the money taken for admission to a sports ground for an event.
   • 3. a device resembling a gate in structure or function.
   • ▪ a hinged or sliding barrier for controlling the flow of water: "a sluice gate"
   • ▪ an arrangement of slots into which the gear lever of a motor vehicle moves to engage each gear.
   • ▪ a device for holding each frame of a film in position behind the lens of a camera or projector.
   • 4. an electric circuit with an output which depends on the combination of several inputs: "a logic gate"
   • ▪ the part of a field-effect transistor to which a signal is applied to control the resistance of the conductive channel of the device.

   verb

   • 1. confine (a pupil or student) to school or college: British "he was gated for the rest of term"

   Word Origin Old Englishgæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gat ‘gap, hole, breach’.

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   What does gate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GATE definition: 1. a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door…. Learn more.

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   What is a gate in a building?

   • 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. In an airport, a gate is a place where passengers leave the airport and get on their aeroplane.

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   What does gate mean in chemistry?

   • : a molecule or part of a molecule that acts (as by a change in conformation) in response to a stimulus to permit or block passage (as of ions) through a cell membrane If he does get the gate, expect him to have another job in the league by lunchtime. Bill Williamson The boss gave him the gate after one too many unexcused absences.

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   What is a gate in an airport?

   • 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. 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.

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