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
At fence gates, she sometimes had to get out to open their combination locks, or pull at a gatepost with all her strength to unhook the loop of wire holding it.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 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
I lurched back a bit, caught myself on the gatepost.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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