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.

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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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Example Sentences

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

Two earthen dams, the Iron Gate and the John C. Boyle, remain to be dismantled starting in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Standing on an outcrop of volcanic rock, Joshua Chenoweth looks across the languid waters of California’s Iron Gate Reservoir and imagines the transformation in store for the landscape.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023

"Away from here. Away from the fires. Go out the Iron Gate, I suppose.. North somewhere, anywhere."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin