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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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
We were moving through a crowd, past a metal gatepost marking the edge of the courtyard and the entry to the road.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 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
She pulled a wire ring off the gatepost and went inside.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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