Standard Lemma guide

gateway

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G EY1 T W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.

Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

Examples

  • a gateway drug

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To make available using a gateway, or access point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: digital communications

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8

noun

Meaning 8

an entrance that can be closed by a gate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree

History

Etymology

From gate + way.

Across languages

Translations

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: পদূলি (poduli) — entrance
  • Bulgarian: вход (vhod) — entrance
  • Bulgarian: врата (vrata) — entrance
  • Catalan: passarel·la — entrance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 門口 /门口 (ménkǒu) — entrance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 入口 (rùkǒu) — entrance
  • Danish: indgangsport — entrance
  • Danish: indgangspotal — entrance
  • Finnish: portti — entrance
  • French: porte — entrance
  • French: passerelle — entrance
  • Galician: pasadoiro — entrance
  • Galician: pondra — entrance
  • Galician: poldra — entrance
  • Georgian: შესასვლელი (šesasvleli) — entrance
  • Georgian: კარი (ḳari) — entrance
  • Georgian: კარიბჭე (ḳaribč̣e) — entrance
  • German: Einfahrt — entrance
  • German: Tor — entrance
  • German: Zugang — entrance
  • Greek: πύλη (pýli) — entrance
  • Italian: porta — entrance
  • Italian: entrata — entrance
  • Italian: varco — entrance
  • Japanese: 通路 (tsūro) — entrance
  • Japanese: 入り口 (iriguchi) — entrance
  • Māori: waharoa — entrance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: inngangsport — entrance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: inngangsport — entrance
  • Polish: wejście — entrance
  • Polish: wjazd — entrance
  • Russian: вход (vxod) — entrance
  • Russian: воро́та (voróta) — entrance
  • Russian: шлюз (šljuz) — entrance
  • Spanish: portal — entrance
  • Spanish: puerta — entrance
  • Spanish: verja — entrance
  • Spanish: entrada — entrance
  • Spanish: salida — entrance
  • Tày: cạm — entrance
  • Turkish: giriş — entrance
  • Turkish: kapı — entrance
  • Vietnamese: cổng vào — entrance
  • Finnish: portti — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Galician: estoa — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Galician: ástrago — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Galician: portal — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Georgian: გასასვლელი (gasasvleli) — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Georgian: გადასასვლელი (gadasasvleli) — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Italian: portale — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Polish: wejście — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Swedish: port — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Swedish: inkörsport — point that represents the beginning of a transition
  • Finnish: terminaali — point at which freight is interchanged between transportation lines
  • Italian: terminal — point at which freight is interchanged between transportation lines
  • Polish: terminal — point at which freight is interchanged between transportation lines
  • Russian: термина́л (terminál) — point at which freight is interchanged between transportation lines
  • Catalan: passarel·la — computer network access point
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網關 /网关 (wǎngguān) — computer network access point
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閘道器 /闸道器 (zhádàoqì) — computer network access point
  • Finnish: yhdyskäytävä — computer network access point
  • French: gateway — computer network access point
  • French: passerelle — computer network access point
  • German: Gateway — computer network access point
  • German: Protokollumsetzer — computer network access point
  • Greek: πύλη δικτύου (pýli diktýou) — computer network access point
  • Hungarian: átjáró — computer network access point
  • Indonesian: gerbang — computer network access point
  • Italian: gateway — computer network access point
  • Japanese: ゲートウェイ (gētowei) — computer network access point
  • Polish: brama sieciowa — computer network access point
  • Russian: шлюз (šljuz) — computer network access point
  • Russian: порт (port) — computer network access point
  • Swedish: förmedlingsnod — computer network access point
  • Swedish: nätsluss — computer network access point
  • Swedish: gateway — computer network access point
  • Turkish: ağ geçidi — computer network access point
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