gate ‧ way /ˈɡeɪt-weɪ/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] the opening in a fence, wall etc that can be closed by a gate
2 . gateway to something
a) a place, especially a city, that you can go through in order to reach another much bigger place:
St. Louis is the gateway to the West.
b) a way of achieving something:
To me a home in the country is a gateway to happiness.
3 . [countable] a way of connecting two computer ↑ network s