GATEWAY


Meaning of GATEWAY in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1.

a. : gate I 1,2

b. : a supporting frame or arch in which a gate is hung

2.

a. : gate 4a

b. : a passage for navigation or travel: as

(1) : any one of a limited number of points by which the traffic of a defined region can enter

(2) : a point at which freight moving from one such region to another is interchanged

c. : a basing point on or near the boundary of a rate or classification territory on which freight rates are constructed

II. noun

1. : a hardware device or software package that allows communication between computer systems or networks

2. : a city having an airport that provides direct international flights

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.