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gatings

gatings is the plural of gating.

Meaning of gating

Noun

gating (countable and uncountable, plural gatings)

  1. An arrangement of gates.
  2. The selective regulation or restriction of access to something.
    • […] said tumblers having gatings adapted for alignment so as to allow the outer pin to move entirely out of said cylinder groove as the inner pin moves into said tumbler gatings whereby to release said key plug for rotation.1954, Canadian Patent Office Record
  3. The control of the flow of signals based on certain conditions or criteria.
  4. (dated, historical, Oxbridge slang) A punishment whereby a student is prohibited from leaving the college grounds.
    • You’ll get off with a fine or a gating I suppose; but we have to be more particular.1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

Questions about gatings

What is gatings the plural of?
Gatings is the plural of gating.

Words near gatings in the dictionary

  1. gatifloxacine
  2. gatifoxacin
  3. Gatineau
  4. gating
  5. gating off
  6. gatings
  7. gatka
  8. Gatland
  9. gatless
  10. Gatley
  11. Gatlin

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