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gatepost

American

[geyt-pohst] / ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst /

noun

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

gatepost British

/ ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst /

noun

1. the post on which a gate is hung
2. the post to which a gate is fastened when closed
confidentially
logic another name for turnstile

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Etymology

Origin of gatepost

First recorded in 1515–25; gate ¹ + post ¹

Example Sentences

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She rubs the gatepost under her hand like she’s thinking.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019

In the morning, he found a cow's skull on the gatepost of his house.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2013

A tree trunk with the word “Cro” and a gatepost with “Croatoan” scratched in it were the only clues to their fate.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2012

“I don’t like to pooh-pooh the South, but between you, me, and the gatepost, they don’t have the cold snap,” he told me.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2011

We stopped a minute to watch it, and he rested his hand on my shoulder as he had on the gatepost.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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