Meaning
A doorlike structure outside a house.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
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”). See also Old Norse gat, Swedish and Dutch gat, Low German Gaat, Gööt.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles: