gate

9 definitions • 9 examples

a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or wooden strips

a similar device that slides across an opening, often folding into a smaller space as it is opened:

The lift won't move if the safety gate isn't shut properly.

a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off a particular aircraft:

All passengers for flight LH103 please proceed to gate 16.

the number of people that go to see a sports event or other large event, or the amount of money people pay to see it:

Gates at matches were lower than average last season.

used in combination with other nouns to create a name for a situation that causes public shock or disapproval:

a political scandal known as "furgate", in which high-ranking government officials were given expensive coats

a section of a fence or outer wall that can swing open to let you through:

I pushed open the gate and went into the backyard.

A gate is also the door at an airport that you go through to get on an aircraft:

All passengers for flight 103 please proceed to gate D4.

a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off an aircraft:

Our MD-80 left at 8:14 p.m. from Gate C33.

Delays that are caused by gate agents are assigned to customer service.

the number of people that go to see a large event, or the amount of money people pay to see it:

The gate for the event was a reported $2.6 million.