gatepost

gatepost
Synonyms and related words:
French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gateway, hatch, hatchway, hitching post, jamb, king post, lintel, milepost, mullion, porch, portal, porte cochere, post, postern, propylaeum, pylon, scuttle, side door, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap, trap door, turnpike, turnstile, upright

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  • Gatepost — Gate post (g[=a]t p[=o]st ), n. 1. A post to which a gate is hung; called also {swinging post} or {hinging post}. [1913 Webster] 2. A post against which a gate closes; called also {shutting post}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gatepost — ► NOUN ▪ a post on which a gate is hinged or against which it shuts …   English terms dictionary

  • gatepost — [gāt′pōst΄] n. the post on which a gate is hung or the one to which it is fastened when closed …   English World dictionary

  • Gatepost — A gatepost is a structure used to support gates or wooden crossbars which control entry to an area, such as a field or driveway. Purpose If the gatepost is utilitarian in purpose then gateposts will be made as strictly functional structures;… …   Wikipedia

  • gatepost — UK [ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst] / US [ˈɡeɪtˌpoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms gatepost : singular gatepost plural gateposts one of the two upright posts that a gate is fixed to • between you, me, and the gatepost …   English dictionary

  • gatepost — gate|post [ˈgeıtpəust US poust] n 1.) one of two strong upright poles set in the ground to support a gate 2.) between you, me, and the gatepost BrE spoken used to say that you are going to tell someone your opinion, but you want it to be a secret …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gatepost — gate|post [ geıt,poust ] noun count one of the two upright posts that a gate is attached to between you, me, and the gatepost SPOKEN used for saying that you are telling someone a secret that they should not repeat to anyone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gatepost — [[t]ge͟ɪtpoʊst[/t]] gateposts N COUNT A gatepost is a post in the ground which a gate is hung from, or which it is fastened to when it is closed …   English dictionary

  • gatepost — noun (C) 1 one of two strong upright poles fixed to the ground to support a gate 2 between you, me and the gatepost BrE spoken used to say that you are going to tell someone your opinion, but you want it to be a secret …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gatepost — /ˈgeɪtpoʊst/ (say gaytpohst) noun 1. the post on which a gate is hung, or the one against which it is closed. –phrase 2. between you (and) me and the gatepost, Colloquial in confidence. {Phrase Origin: US colloquial (1880s) {gate1 + post1} …  

  • gatepost — n. a post on which a gate is hung or against which it shuts. Phrases and idioms: between you and me and the gatepost in strict confidence …   Useful english dictionary

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