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gatepost
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gatepost has 1 sense
- gatepost(n = noun.artifact) - either of two posts that bound a gate; has particulars: hinging post, swinging post, shutting post
is a kind of post
CIDE DICTIONARY
gatepost, n.
- A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also
swinging post or hinging post . [1913 Webster] - A post against which a gate closes; -- called also
shutting post . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gatepost, n. a post on which a gate is hung or against which it shuts.
Idiom
between you and me and the gatepost in strict confidence.
THESAURUS
gatepost
French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gateway, hatch, hatchway, hitching post, jamb, king post, lintel, milepost, mullion, porch, portal, porte cochere, post, postern, propylaeum, pylon, scuttle, side door, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap, trap door, turnpike, turnstile, upright
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