Definitions
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
Word origin
From Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), from the plural of Old English ġeat (specifically gatu), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”).
Used in a sentence
“At 7, he made his exit through the Ch‘ien-ch‘ing and the Lung-tsung gates, and thence, through the Yung-Hang Gate he entered the Tz‘u-ning Palace.”
“The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.”
“Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer13 curated clues
01“Airport boarding area”4 letters
02“Airport boarding doorway”4 letters
03“Airport boarding spot”4 letters
04“Airport departure point”4 letters
05“Entrance in a fence”4 letters
06“Entry in a fence”4 letters
07“Fence doorway”4 letters
08“Fence entry”4 letters
09“Fence opening”4 letters
10“Opening in a fence”4 letters
11“Swinging fence entrance”4 letters
12“Yard entrance”4 letters
13“Barrier in a fence”4 letters
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