back gate

bæk ɡeɪt

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Noun

architecturegate at the rear of a property

She left through the back gate to avoid traffic.

back entrance

entrancesecondary entrance or exit

The back gate was used during the event for VIPs.

metaphorical

Rare

less obvious way to access something

Rare

He found a back gate into the exclusive club.

backdoor

loophole

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gate at the rear of a property
secondary entrance or exit

Expressions with gate

heaven's gate

state of ultimate happiness or peace

She felt like she was at heaven's gate.

gate money

money collected from tickets sold at the entrance of an event

The gate money from the concert was donated to charity..

out of the gate

adv.

immediately at the start of something

She was successful out of the gate.

gate of hell

extremely unpleasant or dangerous place

The battlefield was a gate of hell for the soldiers.

arrival gate

location in a terminal for arriving passengers

The arrival gate was crowded with waiting families.

boarding gate

area in airport where passengers wait to board planes

Passengers should arrive at the boarding gate 30 minutes early.

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postern

architecture

back gate or side entrance for private use

Examples of back gate in a sentence

They installed a new lock on the back gate.
The back gate was locked after hours.
They sneaked out through the back gate.
She used a back gate to access the restricted files.
The hacker exploited a back gate to enter the system.

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French:portail arrière, porte arrière, ...
German:Hintertor, Hintereingang, ...
Italian:cancello sul retro, accesso secondario, ...
Spanish:puerta trasera, entrada trasera, ...
Portuguese:portão de trás, entrada secreta, ...
Chinese:后门, 侧门, ...
Japanese:裏門, 抜け道, ...
Arabic:بَوَّابَة خَلْفِيَّة, مَدْخَل خَلْفِي, ...
Hebrew:שַׁעַר אֲחוֹרִי, דֶּלֶת אָחוֹרִית, ...
Russian:задние ворота, запасной выход, ...
Ukrainian:задні ворота, обхідний шлях, ...
Hindi:पिछला फाटक, बैक गेट, ...
Bengali:পেছনের ফটক, পেছনের প্রবেশদ্বার, ...
Catalan:porta del darrere, entrada posterior, ...
Czech:zadní branka, zadní vchod, ...
Danish:baglåge, bagdør, ...
Dutch:achterpoort, achterdeurtje, ...
Greek:πίσω αυλόπορτα, πίσω είσοδος, ...
Hungarian:hátsó kapu, kerülőút, ...
Khmer:ច្រកទ្វារខាងក្រោយ, ច្រកចូលខាងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:뒷문, 보조 출입구, ...
Persian:در پشتی, راه پشتی, ...
Polish:tylna brama, tylna furtka, ...
Portuguese (BR):portão dos fundos, atalho, ...
Romanian:poartă din spate, intrare secundară, ...
Swedish:bakgrind, bakväg, ...
Thai:ประตูหลัง, ทางเข้าด้านหลัง, ...
Turkish:arka kapı, gizli geçit, ...
Vietnamese:cổng sau, cửa sau, ...

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