gates
IPA: gˈeɪts
Root Word: Gates
noun
- A topographic surname.
- A placename
- A rural community in British Columbia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States.
- A town in New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States.
- A city in Oregon, United States.
- A town in Tennessee, United States.
- Ellipsis of Gates County. [One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Gatesville.]
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Examples of "gates" in Sentences
- Gates confidently inserted his key into the gate to unlock it.
- The plan was to frighten the commanders into opening the gates.
- She opens the heavenly gates for the chariot of the sun in the morning.
- The impact of the closing and opening of the sluice gates was also examined.
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