gatepost

[ geyt-pohst ]

/ ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst /

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noun

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

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Origin of gatepost

First recorded in 1515–25; gate¹ + post¹

Words nearby gatepost

gatekeeper, gate leg, gate-leg table, gateman, gate money, gatepost, gater, Gates, Gates, Bill, Gateshead, gate theory

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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

between you, me, and the gatepost confidentially

logic another name for turnstile (def. 3)

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