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gate

 
/geɪt/ n [C]

Definition

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.
(Definition of gate n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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