gatepost
Americannoun
noun
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the post on which a gate is hung
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the post to which a gate is fastened when closed
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confidentially
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logic another name for turnstile
Etymology
Origin of gatepost
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 11, 2021
She stops walking and puts her hand on a gatepost, which must be hers.
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
Nanny’s words made Janie’s kiss across the gatepost seem like a manure pile after a rain.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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