Stairgate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A gate fitted across a domestic staircase to prevent young children from climbing the stairs, or falling down them.

    "Perhaps she has to buy a new stairgate, fireguard, or fit in a lamp. This may be a big dip in her purse, but in this financial comparison it is trivial."

Synonyms

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baby gate

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"Perhaps she has to buy a new stairgate, fireguard, or fit in a lamp. This may be a big dip in her purse, but in this financial comparison it is trivial."

Etymology

From stair + gate.

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