watergate

English

noun
Definitions
  • A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English watergate affix from English water + English gate (way, passageway in an airport for embarking passengers, path, road).

Origin

English

gate

Gloss

way, passageway in an airport for embarking passengers, path, road

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

道, 路

Emoji

Timeline

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