ticket gate

[tik-it-gayt]

noun

plural

ticket gates 

1. a barrier at which tickets are checked, manually or electronically; especially at a railway station.

Example Sentences

"In the evening, Hachi stood on four legs at the ticket gate and looked at each passenger as if he were looking for someone," writes Prof Itoh.

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“Whoever owns the stadium, they consider the seats, the beer stands, the concessions and the ticket gate is what generates revenue. Not the field. The field is an expense.”

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After he handed us our passes, we hurried over to the ticket gate.

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At the end of the midway, beyond the ticket gate, is a huge tent into which all manner of creatures is being carted—llamas, camels, zebras, monkeys, at least one polar bear, and cage after cage of cats.

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And that’s not the only difference between this show and the shows from my past—this one doesn’t even have a midway, just a big top with a ticket gate at the door and concession and souvenir stand beside it.

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