Gate

What “Gate” means

Noun

1. A doorlike structure outside a house.
2. A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
3. A movable barrier.
4. A passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
5. A location which serves as a conduit for transport, migration, or trade.

Verb

1. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
2. To punish (a student) by not allowing to leave the college grounds.
3. To open (a closed ion channel).
4. To furnish with a gate.
5. To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively, as needed or to avoid damage from excessive light exposure. See autogating.

Noun

1. A way, path.
2. A journey.
3. A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. “Briggate” (a common street name in the north of England meaning “Bridge Street”) or “Kirkgate” meaning “Church Street”.
4. Manner; gait.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), from the plural of Old English ġeat (specifically gatu), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”). See also Old Norse gat, Swedish and Dutch gat, Low German Gaat, Gööt.

Borrowed from Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Cognate with Danish gade, Swedish gata, German Gasse (“lane”). Doublet of gait.

Business name ideas with “Gate”

Industries where “Gate” fits

We suggest this word for 28 business types and industries, including:

• Fencing Company
• Proptech Startup
• Real Estate Agency
• All Other Consumer Goods Rental
• All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
• Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
• Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
• Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental
• Formal Wear and Costume Rental
• General Rental Centers
• Home Health Equipment Rental
• Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
• Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
• Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
• Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
• Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
• Nonresidential Property Managers
• Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
• Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
• Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
• Other Activities Related to Real Estate
• Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
• Passenger Car Leasing
• Passenger Car Rental
• Recreational Goods Rental
• Residential Property Managers
• Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing
• Video Tape and Disc Rental