GATEWAY


Meaning of GATEWAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geɪtweɪ ]

( gateways)

1.

A gateway is an entrance where there is a gate.

He walked across the park and through a gateway.

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2.

A gateway to somewhere is a place which you go through because it leads you to a much larger place.

Lyons is the gateway to the Alps for motorists driving out from Britain.

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3.

If something is a gateway to a job, career, or other activity, it gives you the opportunity to make progress or get further success in that activity.

The prestigious title offered a gateway to success in the highly competitive world of modelling.

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4.

In computing, a gateway connects different computer networks so that information can be passed between them. ( COMPUTING )

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