Plural of gate
regular plural
The plural of gate is gates.
Forms of gate
| Singular | gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gates /ɡeɪts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Gates in a sentence
- The gangs were fighting for control of "drug gates," control points for the sale of crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana.1996 April 24, “Connecticut: Task Force Successful In Curbing Street Gangs”, in Organized Crime Digest, volume 17, number 9, Annandale...
- I put them niggas on to more weed gates and weed spots and safe havens and safe spots than the East Coast did.1996 June, Tupac Shakur, quotee, “Inside the Mind of Shakur”, in Tupac Shakur, New York, N.Y.: Three Rivers Press, published 1998, →ISBN...
- There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.From the entry push
- They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.From the entry trap
- There are six non-trivial, symmetric, two-input, Boolean logic gates: AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR and XNOR.From the entry logic gate
Meaning of gate
- noun A doorlike structure outside a house.
- noun A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
- noun A movable barrier.
Questions about the plural of gate
- What is the plural of gate?
- The plural of gate is gates.
- Is gate countable?
- Gate is a countable noun.
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