Etymology

stargate

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Today it means: A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously. Full definition →

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The story

From star + gate. A science-fiction film of this title, Stargate, was released in 1994.

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