Golden Gate

American  

noun

1. a strait in W California, between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.

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Golden Gate British  

noun

1. a strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay: crossed by the Golden Gate Bridge, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)

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Example Sentences

Golden Gate Fields is located in the cities of Berkeley and Albany, sitting right on the Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Although Sunday's game will take place at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi's Stadium is 45 miles south of the Golden Gate Bridge in Santa Clara.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Even San Jose’s largest employer, Cisco Systems, uses a likeness of the Golden Gate Bridge in its logo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Unlike other DNA assembly techniques that combine fewer but longer fragments, Golden Gate Assembly uses shorter DNA segments.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

We were heading toward the Golden Gate Bridge, but it was a lot farther than I’d realized.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan