gate
noun
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
gateless
-
a word derived from
gate.
Example Sentences
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Federal regulations allow gateless crossings for trains 35 mph or slower.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
Suddenly, looking in the officer's unmoved face, they realised the uselessness of words, turned and ran between the gateless posts, out upon, away over, the dusty, hoof-tracked, wheel-scored veld.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
Shading my eyes, I read the tin sign swinging in the wind from a rod nailed at right angles to a sagging post at its gateless yard.
From People Like That by Kate Langley Bosher
They had trudged the better part of two miles when they came upon the horse tethered by the reins to one of two gate-pillars, which stood gateless beside the road.
From The Wild Geese by Stanley John Weyman
Before a tar-paper shack, at a gateless gate, a man in rough brown dogskin coat and black plush cap with lappets was watching her.
From Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
