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Gate \
Gate \ (
g [=
a ]
t ),
n . [
OE . [
yogh ]
et , [
yogh ]
eat ,
giat ,
gate ,
door ,
AS .
geat ,
gat ,
gate ,
door ;
akin to OS .,
D ., &
Icel .
gat opening ,
hole ,
and perh .
to E .
gate a way ,
gait ,
and get ,
v .
Cf . {
Gate }
a way ,
3d {
Get }.]
1 .
A large door or passageway in the wall of a city ,
of an inclosed field or place ,
or of a grand edifice ,
etc .;
also ,
the movable structure of timber ,
metal ,
etc .,
by which the passage can be closed .
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2 .
An opening for passage in any inclosing wall ,
fence ,
or barrier ;
or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage .
Also ,
figuratively ,
a means or way of entrance or of exit .
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Knowest thou the way to Dover ?
Both stile and gate ,
horse way and footpath . --
Shak .
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Opening a gate for a long war . --
Knolles .
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3 .
A door ,
valve ,
or other device ,
for stopping the passage of water through a dam ,
lock ,
pipe ,
etc .
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4 . (
Script .)
The places which command the entrances or access ;
hence ,
place of vantage ;
power ;
might .
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The gates of hell shall not prevail against it .
--
Matt .
xvi .
18 .
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5 .
In a lock tumbler ,
the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into .
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6 . (
Founding )
(
a )
The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold ;
the ingate .
(
b )
The waste piece of metal cast in the opening ;
a sprue or sullage piece . [
Written also {
geat }
and {
git }.]
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{
Gate chamber },
a recess in the side wall of a canal lock ,
which receives the opened gate .
{
Gate channel }.
See {
Gate },
5 .
{
Gate hook },
the hook -
formed piece of a gate hinge .
{
Gate money },
entrance money for admission to an inclosure .
{
Gate tender },
one in charge of a gate ,
as at a railroad crossing .
{
Gate valva },
a stop valve for a pipe ,
having a sliding gate which affords a straight passageway when open .
{
Gate vein } (
Anat .),
the portal vein .
{
To break gates } (
Eng .
Univ .),
to enter a college inclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted .
{
To stand in the gate }
or {
To stand in the gates },
to occupy places or advantage ,
power ,
or defense .
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Geat \
Geat \ (
g [=
e ]
t ),
n . [
See {
Gate }
a door .] (
Founding )
The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting . [
Written also {
git }, {
gate }.]
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1913 Webster ]
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