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  • 1gate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ front, main ▪ entrance, exit ▪ back, side ▪ inner, outer …

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  • 2Gate Petroleum — Infobox Company company name = Gate Petroleum, Inc. company company type = Private foundation = 1960 location = Jacksonville, Florida, USA key people = Herb Peyton, CEO Chairman industry = Retail (Convenience stores) Precast concrete Petroleum… …

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  • 3Gate operator — A gate operator is a mechanical device used to open and close a gate, such as one at the end of a driveway. Mechanism types Electric Drawing power from the mains to open a driveway gate. Generally there are four types of electromechanical gate… …

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  • 4open — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 door, window, box, etc. ADVERB ▪ fully, wide ▪ She opened all the windows wide to let some fresh air in. ▪ gingerly ▪ Fred opened the box gingerly and peered inside …

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  • 5Swing bridge — A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below …

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  • 6swing — swing1 [ swıŋ ] (past tense and past participle swung [ swʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move from side to side ▸ 2 move in smooth curve ▸ 3 try to hit someone/something ▸ 4 (make) change state ▸ 5 be lively and enjoyable ▸ 6 about music ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …

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  • 7gate — gate1 /gayt/, n., v., gated, gating. n. 1. a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure. 2. an opening permitting passage through an enclosure. 3. a tower, architectural setting, etc., for… …

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  • 8gate-leg table — /ˌgeɪt lɛg ˈteɪbəl/ (say .gayt leg taybuhl) noun a table having drop leaves which are supported when open by legs which swing out and are usually connected by crosspieces. Also, gate legged table …

  • 9Bump gate — A bump gate is a drive through gate used in rural areas to provide a barrier to livestock that does not require the driver to exit the vehicle, open the gate, drive through, and then close the gate. By contacting the swinging bump gate with the… …

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  • 10The Seventh Gate — infobox Book | name = The Seventh Gate title orig = translator = image caption = The front cover of The Seventh Gate by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. author = Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language …

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