gateway
[
geyt
-wey]
/ˈgeɪtˌweɪ/
noun
1.
an entrance or passage that may be closed by a
gate
.
2.
a structure for enclosing such an opening or entrance.
3.
any passage by or point at which a region may be entered:
New York soon became the gateway to America.
4.
software or hardware that links two computer networks.
Origin
1700-10;
gate
1
+
way
Examples from the web for
gateways
Inside, with stone
gateways
front and back, showing that it was of the processional type.
British Dictionary definitions for
gateways
gateway
/
ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ
/
noun
1.
an entrance that may be closed by or as by a gate
2.
a means of entry or access:
Mumbai, gateway to India
3.
(
modifier
) allowing entry, access, or progress to a more extreme form:
gateway drug,
gateway drink
4.
(
computing
) hardware and software that connect incompatible computer networks, allowing information to be passed from one to another
5.
a software utility that enables text messages to be sent and received over digital cellular telephone networks
Word Origin and History for
gateways
gateway
n.
1707, from
gate
+
way
. Figurative use from 1842.