Golden Gate

American  

noun

1. a strait in W California, between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.

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Golden Gate British  

noun

1. a strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay: crossed by the Golden Gate Bridge, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)

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Example Sentences

The company also said the name of its new Mac operating system will be called Golden Gate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Additionally, San Francisco Bay is a highly trafficked waterway, and the Golden Gate Strait serves as a bottleneck through which all traffic and whales must enter and exit."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, the site, also known as The Rock, was once regarded as one of America's most notorious prisons, but has served as a tourist attraction in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Golden Gate Fields is located in the cities of Berkeley and Albany, sitting right on the Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Past that, a wall of fog had swallowed most of San Francisco, leaving just the tops of skyscrapers and the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan