stair gate

American  

[stair gayt] / ˈstɛər ˌgeɪt /

noun

plural

stair gates

1. baby gate.

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Example Sentences

One stair gate, the Mothercare Wooden Wall Fix, failed both of those tests and has since been withdrawn from sale.

From BBC

Less than three months before she died Matthew Scully-Hicks called 999 and said Elsie had fallen down the stairs after a wooden stair gate accidentally opened when she pulled herself up on it.

From BBC

Mr Scully-Hicks said of the stair fall the defendant had told him he had been folding washing in their bedroom when Elsie had come out of her bedroom and climbed over the stair gate before falling.

From BBC

Baby gates are the obvious answer, but the study’s authors found that many homes can’t accommodate a wall-mounted stair gate at the top of the stairs, or a pressure-mounted gate at the bottom.

From New York Times

We had installed a wall-mounted top stair gate, now gone — but if it were easy, and attractive, I’d have put it back up for those two new additions.

From New York Times