gateway
pronunciation
How to pronounce gateway in British English:
UK [ˈgeɪtweɪ]
How to pronounce gateway in American English:
US [ˈɡetˌwe]
-
- Noun:
- an entrance that can be closed by a gate
Word Origin
- gateway (n.)
- "passage, entrance," 1707, from gate (n.) + way (n.). Figurative use from 1842.
Example
- 1. Hong kong has profited greatly from being the gateway to china .
- 2. The two companies are vying to become the primary gateway to the internet .
- 3. Even during soviet times , vladivostok was more of a fortress than a gateway .
- 4. Today , it is being developed as a gateway to the country 's western hinterland .
- 5. Yet another could provide a vpn gateway .