gatepost
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- noun
- /ˈɡeɪtˌpoʊst/
:
poste de la puerta
- The gateposts at the end of a long curving drive glowed a holiday welcome with hundreds of white Christmas lights.
Examples
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The area between the house and the gateposts was fairly flat; no reshaping of the terrain would be required, only flags to outline flower beds and mark the spots where trees were to be planted.
Fiction book (1992) -
The park was enclosed by a thick stone wall, and at the entrance were a pair of stone gateposts and a gatehouse.
Fiction book (2000) -
- What kind of sign's on a gatepost?
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You know, he can read a sign on a gatepost about 200 yards out.
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The number on the gatepost confirmed that this was the Ridley house.
Fiction book (1999) -
The entrance is flanked not by gateposts but by matched bougainvillea that she has pruned into trees and trained into a canopy.
Fiction book (1998) -
The number on the gatepost confirmed that this was the Ridley house.
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The road ended at a pair of stone gateposts that had once held an elaborate wrought-iron gate.
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A plaque on the gatepost identified the place as the Tuzhilino Red Banner Bali-Bearings.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long pole set upright in the ground to support or mark
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An upright post at the side of a door that helps hold it
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A strong post standing in the ground to hold a fence
A strong post in the ground that a gate swings on
A post set in the ground that a gate turns around when it opens
A post that a gate closes against
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Morphology
Etymology
Gatepost comes from the simple parts gate ('a door or opening') and post ('a pole or upright stick'), so imagine a pole at each side of a gate. That's why a gatepost is one of the upright posts that hold a gate and mark its entrance.