gatepost

[ geyt-pohst ]

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

Origin of gatepost

1
First recorded in 1515–25; gate1 + post1

Words Nearby gatepost

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How to use gatepost in a sentence

  • After a moment Bob dismounted and threw his reins over the gatepost.

    Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
  • The blur passed in an instant, and a monster dog wolf lay at the gatepost, relaxing in a spasm of death.

    Wells Brothers | Andy Adams
  • Does the portly yeoman suspect that the λ on his gatepost means “no good”?

    The Dover Road | Charles G. Harper
  • Already, as he rode out of the yard, a gatepost and a tree shone spectrally.

    Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
  • He sprang down and looped the reins round a gatepost when they reached the winding drive which led up to The Larches.

    The League of the Leopard | Harold Bindloss

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

  1. between you, me, and the gatepost confidentially

  1. logic another name for turnstile (def. 3)

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