gatepost

[ geyt-pohst ]

/ ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst /

noun

the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed.

Origin of gatepost

First recorded in 1515–25; gate¹ + post¹

Words nearby gatepost

gatekeeper, gate leg, gate-leg table, gateman, gate money, gatepost, gater, Gates, Gates, Bill, Gateshead, gate theory

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Example sentences from the Web for gatepost

As we neared the girl on the gatepost Dickie gave her a careless glance.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905|Various
Bar-hold: A stone cylinder or pin, let into a gatepost in such a way as to permit the gate bar to be tied to it.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
And then to go stealing peoples money and have to stick up a confession on a gatepost in broad daylight.
Mothwise|Knut Hamsun
And the knowledge that Fanny was fretting and fuming behind the gatepost hardly increased my skill.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare

Does the portly yeoman suspect that the λ on his gatepost means “no good”?
The Dover Road|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for gatepost

gatepost

/ (ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst) /

noun

the post on which a gate is hung
the post to which a gate is fastened when closed

between you, me, and the gatepost confidentially

logic another name for turnstile (def. 3)

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单词	gatepost
释义	gatepost [ geyt-pohst ] / ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst / noun the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed. Origin of gatepost First recorded in 1515–25; gate¹ + post¹ Words nearby gatepost gatekeeper, gate leg, gate-leg table, gateman, gate money, gatepost, gater, Gates, Gates, Bill, Gateshead, gate theory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gatepost As we neared the girl on the gatepost Dickie gave her a careless glance. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905\|Various Bar-hold: A stone cylinder or pin, let into a gatepost in such a way as to permit the gate bar to be tied to it. Inca Land\|Hiram Bingham And then to go stealing peoples money and have to stick up a confession on a gatepost in broad daylight. Mothwise\|Knut Hamsun And the knowledge that Fanny was fretting and fuming behind the gatepost hardly increased my skill. Memoirs of a Midget\|Walter de la Mare Does the portly yeoman suspect that the λ on his gatepost means “no good”? The Dover Road\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for gatepost gatepost / (ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst) / noun the post on which a gate is hung the post to which a gate is fastened when closed between you, me, and the gatepost confidentially logic another name for turnstile (def. 3) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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