Meaning

6 senses
  1. A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.

    an entrance that can be closed by a gate

  2. A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.

  3. Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.

  4. Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.

    (attributive)Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.

    a gateway drug

  5. A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.

    термина́лterminál

  6. In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

    Einfahrt, Tor, Zugang

    входvxod, воро́таvoróta, шлюзšljuz

Examples

17 sentences
  1. A car was blocking the gateway.

    ruВход перегораживала машина.

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  2. Education is a gateway to success.

    ruОбразование - путь к успеху.

    deBildung ist eine Pforte zum Erfolg.

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  3. Life is a gateway to death.

    deDas Leben ist der Weg zum Tod.

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  4. He opened the gateway to another dimension.

    deEr öffnete das Tor zu einer anderen Dimension.

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  5. Mistakes are the gateway to new discoveries.

    deFehler sind das Tor zu neuen Entdeckungen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
point at which freight is interchanged between transportation lines:
entrance:
computer network access point:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
entrance:
computer network access point:

Origin

From gate + way.

From gate + way.

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Forms

plural: gateways
Singulargateway
Pluralgateways

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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