'Gatepost' definitions:
Definition of 'gatepost'
(from WordNet)
noun
Either of two posts that bound a gate
Definition of 'Gatepost'
From: GCIDE
- Gatepost \Gate"post`\ (g[=a]t"p[=o]st`), n.
- 1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging post} or hinging post. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gatepost'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archway,
- back door,
- baluster,
- balustrade,
- banister,
- barway,
- bulkhead,
- carriage entrance,
- cellar door,
- cellarway,
- door,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- doorway,
- French door,
- front door,
- gate,
- gateway,
- hatch,
- hatchway,
- hitching post,
- jamb,
- king post,
- lintel,
- milepost,
- mullion,
- porch,
- portal,
- porte cochere,
- post,
- postern,
- propylaeum,
- pylon,
- Samson post,
- scuttle,
- side door,
- signpost,
- snubbing post,
- stanchion,
- standard,
- stile,
- storm door,
- threshold,
- tollgate,
- trap,
- trap door,
- turnpike,
- turnstile,
- upright