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gateline

Syllables: gate·line/ˈɡeɪtlaɪn//ˈɡeɪtˌlaɪn/

gateline noun: a row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit a place on inserting tickets.

gateline: a row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit a place on inserting tickets
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Noun

gateline (plural gatelines)

  1. A row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit a place on inserting tickets.
    • […] for example, ticket office staff can now perform platform and gateline duties and vice versa.1993, Great Britain. Dept. of Transport, Railway safety
    • Over and above our contribution to the British Transport Police, we will employ an additional 12 Community Support Officers and we will install or extend ticket gatelines at five stations.2006, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Personal Passenger Safety in Railway Stations, page 16

Examples of gateline in a sentence

  • Provided you didn't surrender your ticket into the maw of the gateline at B, you could in theory go back to A and do the whole trip again.2010, Stephanie Smith, Underground London:
  • On the opposite side of the concourse is the triple-counter ticket office and three self-service machines which are adjacent to a large customer service counter and the gateline.2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 29:

Forms of gateline

pluralgatelines

Origin of gateline

From gate + line.

Words that rhyme with gateline

Questions about gateline

What does gateline mean?
Gateline means a row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit a place on inserting tickets.
How do you use gateline in a sentence?
Provided you didn't surrender your ticket into the maw of the gateline at B, you could in theory go back to A and do the whole trip again.
What part of speech is gateline?
Gateline is a noun.
How do you pronounce gateline?
Gateline is pronounced /ˈɡeɪtlaɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of gateline?
The plural of gateline is gatelines.

Words near gateline in the dictionary

  1. gateless
  2. gatelessness
  3. Gateley
  4. Gateleys
  5. gatelike
  6. gateline
  7. gatelines
  8. gatelite
  9. Gately
  10. Gatelys
  11. gateman

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