Contains

• lock

  A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed.

• hinge

  A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.

• tailgate

  A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading.

• turnpike

  (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had...

• turnstile

  A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway...

• portcullis

  Gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified...

• wicket

  Small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door).

• tail gate

  A gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the...

• lychgate

  A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during...

• head gate

  A gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the...

• tollgate

  A gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid.

• postern

  A small gate in the rear of a fort or castle.

• lock-gate

  A gate that can be locked.

• Dipylon gate

  A gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has...