gateway

noun

gate·​way ˈgāt-ˌwā How to pronounce gateway (audio)
1
: an opening for a gate
2

Examples of gateway in a Sentence

Mourners slowly passed though the gateway of the cemetery. hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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And having fewer infections would lessen the chance of the H5N1 bird flu virus evolving within a person to spread efficiently between people — the gateway to a bird flu pandemic. Amy Maxmen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025 The event also included competitions at the novice and junior levels, as well as development camps that are the gateway for athletes to join the national team, which competes at the world and Olympic levels. Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 Distinguished by her analytical skills and dedication, Uche was accepted into the World Bank’s Young Professionals Program (YPP), a prestigious and highly competitive gateway into one of the world’s leading development institutions. Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 The Port of Los Angeles didn’t quite hit a record with its 19.3 percent growth to 10.3 million containers, but 2024 is still the second biggest year for the gateway since the 10.68 million-TEU total throughput in 2021. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gateway 

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gateway was in 1707

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“Gateway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gateway. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

gateway

noun
gate·​way -ˌwā How to pronounce gateway (audio)
1
: an opening for a gate
2
: a passage into or out of a place or state
knowledge is the gateway to wisdom

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