gatepost

American  

[geyt-pohst] / ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst /

noun

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

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gatepost British  

/ ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst /

noun

1. 1. the post on which a gate is hung

   2. the post to which a gate is fastened when closed

2. confidentially

3. logic another name for turnstile

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Etymology

Origin of gatepost

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

Example Sentences

Drought conditions in Yorkshire have seen water levels in parched reservoirs tumble to below 50% full, and in Scar House's case to expose building, dry stone walls and gateposts.

From BBC

Around 20 minutes later she was found on the ground near the gateposts with serious head injuries.

From BBC

The girl had made a flag of pink, white and turquoise tissue paper and affixed it to a paper towel tube and hung it from the gatepost.

From New York Times

The red circles, painted on gateposts and trees, depicted the man himself, looking keen, gaunt and defiant, his aquiline nose pointing us in the right direction.

From Washington Post

For all her accolades, Ms. Soskin sees herself, like Leontine, as another “helper,” dedicated to “draping symbolic ‘white towels’ over imaginary gateposts.”

From New York Times