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ungated

ungated adjective: not gated.

Adjective

ungated (not comparable)

  1. Not gated.
    • This section is perfectly straight until the top of the rise is reached, where a 10 m.p.h. limit board gives warning of a sharp curve, and an ungated public road crossing, protected by cattle guards of the usual light railway pattern.1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 839
    • Tender engines cannot be used on this line because ungated level crossings inhibit crews from tender-first running and there is no turntable.1960 April, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 251

Origin of ungated

From un- + gated.

Questions about ungated

What does ungated mean?
Ungated means not gated.
What part of speech is ungated?
Ungated is an adjective.

Words near ungated in the dictionary

  1. ungashed
  2. ungasified
  3. ungasketed
  4. ungassed
  5. ungassy
  6. ungated
  7. ungathered
  8. ungaudy
  9. ungaugable
  10. ungaugeable
  11. ungauged

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