Definitions

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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Gates, 51, is so Huntington Beach that he looks it: Bull-necked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But for Tony Gates, the outgoing CEO of the Northumberland National Park Authority, the dog poo issue is the one he "can't get my head around".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Bill Gates, on the other hand, has played no role in underwriting or supporting the NAR movement.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Bill Gates has said humans won’t be needed “for most things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But they also had interviews with Mrs. Gates, Mr. Ward, the sheriff, and a group of eighth graders who had been in the Portable 19 rescue brigade.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor