GATEPOST: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'geyt`powst
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| | Definition: | | [n] either of two posts that bound a gate |
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| | See Also: | | hinging post, post, shutting post, swinging post | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gate"post`\, n.
1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging
or hinging post}.
2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also
{shutting post}.
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| | Related Terms: | | archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, French door, front door, gate, gateway, hatch, hatchway, hitching post, jamb, king post, lintel, milepost, mullion, porch, portal, porte cochere, post, postern, propylaeum, pylon, Samson post, scuttle, side door, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap, trap door, turnpike, turnstile, upright |
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