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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Golden Gate

“He’s been out on the bay and through the Golden Gate and down the coast many times without any mishap of any kind.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The company also said the name of its new Mac operating system will be called Golden Gate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Scientists hope to expand the network to the entire bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

California's blustery San Francisco Bay is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, commercial ports, public marinas and ferry boats.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

Instead, I planned that we would spend our nearly last Saturday in California traveling across the bay to San Francisco to ride a cable car and see Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia