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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Speaking of Jan, Loop-finding-jazz-records got reissued in 2017, and that was a huge gateway. Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025 Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Individual star players have beckoned some of the biggest endorsement deals, which didn’t contribute to the team sponsorship total, but often serve as a gateway for brands to eventually strike deals with teams, said Lynch. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 June 2025 This marks the third wide-body, international route served by the Alaska Air Group (the parent company for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian, the latter of which was acquired in September 2024) out of its global gateway at Seattle. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 3 June 2025 Don’t miss the tiny village of Covadonga—the gateway to the Picos de Europa—which is famed for its dramatic, cliff-hugging Basilica of Nuestra Señora de las Batallas. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 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 15 Jun. 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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