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Iron Gate

American  
Or Iron Gates

noun

  1. a gorge cut by the Danube through the Carpathian Mountains, between Yugoslavia and SW Romania. 2 miles (3.2 km) long.


Iron Gate British  

noun

  1. Romanian name: Porţile de Fier.  a gorge of the River Danube on the border between Romania and Serbia. Length: 3 km (2 miles)

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Thrivemind Village in Iron Gate has partnered with a number of organisations and is urging people to donate extra items so they do not end up in landfill.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Iron Gate Dam has towered above the river since it was completed in 1962.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

They said they hope to see the river’s salmon, which have suffered devastating declines, finally start to recover once Iron Gate and two other dams are fully removed later this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Next year, he’ll be confronted with nearly 1000 hectares of bare ground stretching along 36 kilometers of the Klamath and its tributaries, after authorities remove Iron Gate and three other dams in California and Oregon.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023

Those who were allowed to leave left by the King's Gate or the Iron Gate, but Lannister men-at-arms in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms manned the guard posts there.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin