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A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an
inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable
structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed. |
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An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or
barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage.
Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit. |
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A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of
water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc. |
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The places which command the entrances or access; hence,
place of vantage; power; might. |
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In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to
pass through or into. |
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The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the
mold; the ingate. |
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The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or
sullage piece. |
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To supply with a gate. |
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To punish by requiring to be within the gates at an
earlier hour than usual. |
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A way; a path; a road; a street (as in Highgate). |
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Manner; gait. |
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