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hair in the gate

hair in the gate noun: dirt, debris, or slivers of emulsion in the aperture of a camera or projector.

Noun

hair in the gate (countable and uncountable, plural hairs in the gate)

  1. Dirt, debris, or slivers of emulsion in the aperture of a camera or projector.

Forms of hair in the gate

pluralhairs in the gate

Questions about hair in the gate

What does hair in the gate mean?
Hair in the gate means dirt, debris, or slivers of emulsion in the aperture of a camera or projector.
What part of speech is hair in the gate?
Hair in the gate is a noun.
What is the plural of hair in the gate?
The plural of hair in the gate is hairs in the gate.

Words near hair in the gate in the dictionary

  1. hair gels
  2. hair grass
  3. hair grip
  4. hair grips
  5. hair ice
  6. hair in the gate
  7. hair iron
  8. hair irons
  9. hair jellies
  10. hair jelly
  11. hair job

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