"gatepost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gateposts [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English gate Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post English gatepost From gate + post. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|gate|post|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English gate Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post English gatepost [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "postis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "post", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "postis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "post", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "post", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "post", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gatepost", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="gatepost"> From gate + post. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gatepost (plural gateposts)
  1. a vertical post from which a gate is hung/attached. Translations (vertical post from which a gate is hung): hekpijler (Dutch), pieli (Finnish), Torpfosten [masculine] (German), garma geata [masculine] (Irish), cuaille geata [masculine] (Irish), верея́ (verejá) [dated, feminine] (Russian), grindstolpe [common-gender] (Swedish)

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