"gatepost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gateposts [plural]
Etymology: From gate + post. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|gate|post}} gate + post Head templates: {{en-noun}} gatepost (plural gateposts)
  1. a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached. Categories (topical): Walls and fences Translations (Translations): hekpijler (Dutch), pieli (Finnish), Torpfosten [masculine] (German), garma geata [masculine] (Irish), cuaille geata [masculine] (Irish), верея́ (verejá) [dated, feminine] (Russian), grindstolpe [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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