gateway
/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/ noun B2- A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
- A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
- Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
- Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement. · a gateway drug
- A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
- 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.
Plural gateways
From the library
There was a single lamp over the gateway and a steady globe of light in the fatal study.
Through the gateway we passed into the avenue, where the wheels were again hushed amid the leaves, and the old trees shot their branches in a sombre tunnel over our heads.
The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No.
For more than sixty years, Ellis Island was the main gateway to the United States.
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