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hell gate

UK/ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/

hell gate noun: the entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.

Noun

hell gate (uncountable)

  1. The entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.
    • A Tigre forth out of the wood did rise, / That with fell clawes full of fierce gourmandize, / And greedy mouth wide gaping like hell-gate, / Did runne at Pastorell her to surprize […].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    • And now great deeds / Had been achieved, whereof all Hell had rung, / Had not the snaky Sorceress, that sat / Fast by Hell-gate and kept the fatal key, / Risen, and with hideous outcry rushed between.1667, John Milton, “Book LI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

Proper noun capitalized: Hell Gate

Hell Gate

  1. A strait in East River, New York City, New York State, United States; the narrowest part of the East River, separating Manhattan and Long Island.

hell gate meaning in Urdu

hell gate in Urdu

دوزخ دروازہ

Origin of hell gate

From Middle English helle gate, helle-ȝate, from Old English helleġeat, corresponding to hell + gate.

hell+gate * (New York City): Anglicization of the original Dutch name Dutch Hellegat, of uncertain meaning.

Questions about hell gate

What does hell gate mean?
Hell gate means the entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.
What is hell gate in Urdu?
Hell gate in Urdu is دوزخ دروازہ. See Hell gate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is hell gate?
Hell gate can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hell gate?
Hell gate is pronounced /ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/ (UK).

Words near hell gate in the dictionary

  1. Hell Corner
  2. hell fire bean
  3. hell fire beans
  4. hell for leather
  5. hell from above
  6. hell gate
  7. hell has no fury like a woman scorned
  8. hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
  9. hell hole
  10. hell holes
  11. hell hound

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