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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Crowds that had gathered outside the gates have now cleared, with three police cars parked up on Plant Hill Road.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Behind gates on a rare flat lot in Mount Olympus, this private retreat captures unobstructed panoramic views that stretch from downtown Los Angeles to the ocean,” the listing crowed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Fans with tickets can enter through gates 1, 4 and 28.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Other players including IBM are focused on a different modality that uses quantum gates, or operations that manipulate the state of quantum bits to solve problems.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

They’d reached a storm drain directly across the street from one of the guard gates.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti