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e-gate

e-gate noun: an electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.

Noun

e-gate (plural e-gates)

  1. An electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.
    • […] currently trialling e-gates at Manchester Airport […]2009, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, The future of aviation: first report of session 2009-10, volume 2, page 303
    • For arrivals, there are 52 arrival passport counters and 12 e-gates […]2011, Norman J. Ashford, Saleh Mumayiz, Paul H. Wright, Airport Engineering, page 695

Forms of e-gate

plurale-gates

Origin of e-gate

From e- + gate.

Questions about e-gate

What does e-gate mean?
E-gate means an electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.
What part of speech is e-gate?
E-gate is a noun.
What is the plural of e-gate?
The plural of e-gate is e-gates.

Words near e-gate in the dictionary

  1. e-fu noodles
  2. e-fuel
  3. e-fuels
  4. e-gambling
  5. e-gangster
  6. e-gate
  7. e-gates
  8. e-giant
  9. e-giants
  10. e-gift card
  11. e-gift cards

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