gates

[geyts] / geɪts /

NOUN

movable barrier at entrance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar door doorway exit fence port

STRONG

access conduit egress gateway issue lock opening passage portal portcullis slammer turnstile way weir

WEAK

revolving door

Example Sentences

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Louise Gates, Phoenix Garden manager, said she often found phones "thrown over the fence from the night before" when she unlocked the garden in the morning.

From BBC

In 2014, Epstein lured a young European model with false promises of development work in Africa with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The longstanding Woodinville garden center Molbak’s says it’s been suddenly cut out of a massive redevelopment project in the Seattle suburb’s downtown by a company with ties to Bill Gates.

From Seattle Times

French Gates funds projects that improve healthcare for women, including girls who give birth in their early teens.

From BBC

Peppers and Gates headline a group of 25 modern day semifinalists announced Tuesday by the Hall of Fame from a group of 173 nominees announced in September.

From Seattle Times