MEANING
A place that provides access to a larger region or network.
Use it for
Arrival; strategic access; first encounters with a wider worldMake a locality the threshold to a larger social or political setting.
Words that belong together
- gateway city
- gateway to the region
- regional gateway
On the page
The port served as a gateway to the inland trading towns.
For newcomers, the station was the city's first and least welcoming gateway.
The regional airport turned the sleepy town into a tourist gateway.
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- gateway
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Selected functional-geographical sense; not the physical gate or doorway. Implies an entry role, not necessarily legal exclusivity. Plural: gateways. No other inflection applies to this noun.
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