noun
Meaning 1
a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gatepost
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noun
Meaning 2
either of two posts that bound a gate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: post
Narrower terms: hinging post, swinging post, shutting post
History
Etymology
From gate + post.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: hekpijler — vertical post from which a gate is hung
- Finnish: pieli — vertical post from which a gate is hung
- German: Torpfosten — vertical post from which a gate is hung
- Irish: garma geata — vertical post from which a gate is hung
- Irish: cuaille geata — vertical post from which a gate is hung
- Russian: верея́ (verejá) — vertical post from which a gate is hung
- Swedish: grindstolpe — vertical post from which a gate is hung