noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached.

   "A cuckoo sat on a gate-post singing his broken June tune[.]"

2. 2
   either of two posts that bound a gate wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

archwayback doorbalusterbalustradebanisterbarway

Example

More examples

"Her car struck against the gatepost through her carelessness."

Etymology

From gate + post.

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