handgate

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noun

A gate that can be opened and closed by hand.

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Meanings

nounhandgate (plural handgates)

plural handgates · alternative hand-gate

  1. A gate that can be opened and closed by hand.

    [T]hen look for a path to the right leading through a handgate and into the woods.

    2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 76

Origin

From hand + gate.

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APA

handgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgate

MLA

“handgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handgate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgate.

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