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A gate or gateway is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or a moderately sized opening in a fence. Gates may prevent or control entry or exit, or they may be merely decorative. Other terms for gate include yett and port. The word derives from the old Norse "gata", meaning road or path, and originally referred to the gap in the wall or fence, rather than the barrier which closed it.
A gate may have a latch to keep it from swinging and a lock for security. Larger gates can be used for a whole building, such as a castle or fortified town, or the actual doors that block entry through the gatehouse. Today, many gate doors are opened by an automated gate operator.
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Types of gates include:
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This gate does not prevent entry but clearly suggests a borderline
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A small but elegant gate to a meadow path
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Ishtar Gate is the oldest city gate in existence
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Richly decorated Balinese temple gate
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This gate at Columbia University was closed to prevent entry of protesters
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Malaysian King's Palace Gate, Kuala Lampur
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Medieval ironclad city gate, from the Upper Gate in the old town of Ohrid
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Chinese traditional type gate (iron gate in front of house) in Kerala, India
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Gates decorate routes in the entrance of Muscat, Oman
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Kuwait Gate, historically surrounded Kuwait City, built in 1929
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Royal Military College of Canada front gates and gatehouse
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- Bab (Gateway)
- Barrier
- Border
- Doorway
- Gatehouse
- Gate tower
- Gateway
- Gopuram
- Leave the gate as you found it
- Portcullis
- Threshold (disambiguation)
- Triumphal arch
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