Gateless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a gate. not-comparable

    "The metals from Upnor to the boarded-up Tankfield signal box (by a gateless level crossing) were very rarely used."

  2. 2
    Boundless; unrestricted. broadly, not-comparable

    "First, Negroes are trapped—as many whites are trapped—in inherited, gateless poverty."

Example

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"The metals from Upnor to the boarded-up Tankfield signal box (by a gateless level crossing) were very rarely used."

Etymology

From gate + -less.

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