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what is the difference between Gate and Door?

English translation: gate is usually outside (location is important)

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English term or phrase:	difference between Gate and Door
Selected answer:	gate is usually outside (location is important)
Entered by:	RHELLER

12:24 Jul 5, 2002

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English term or phrase: what is the difference between Gate and Door?

what is the difference between Gate and Door?

junaid qaiser

gate is usually outside (location is important)

Explanation:
WEBSTER'S

gate - opening for passage in enclosing wall, fence or barrier; a swinging or sliding barrier to fill or close a gateway

door - movable piece of firm material supported along one side and swinging on pivots or hinges, (sliding along a grove, revolving or folding), by means of which an opening may be closed or kept open for passage into or out of a building or room

has nothing to do with size - see below:
The front side of the small gate shows how the gate is recessed into the fence,
Assembly Instructions for the Small Gate from "Good Idea!" ® Gates. ...
www.gateframe.com/smallgate/smallgt2.htm

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RHELLER
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gate is usually outside (location is important)

RHELLER

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gate or door

Chantal Henno

5

what is the difference between Gate and Door?

Paraskevi Brunson

4

Another difference

Alaa Zeineldine

4 -1

Gate

tongue tied

4 -1

Gate

Antonio Camangi

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gate or door

Explanation:
A door is smaller than a gate. A door is commonly used for doors of houses. Gates are big entrances as for a castle, a city, usually large wooden doors hinged for closing an opening in a wall, a fence, etc

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gate is usually outside (location is important)

Explanation:
WEBSTER'S

gate - opening for passage in enclosing wall, fence or barrier; a swinging or sliding barrier to fill or close a gateway

door - movable piece of firm material supported along one side and swinging on pivots or hinges, (sliding along a grove, revolving or folding), by means of which an opening may be closed or kept open for passage into or out of a building or room

has nothing to do with size - see below:
The front side of the small gate shows how the gate is recessed into the fence,
Assembly Instructions for the Small Gate from "Good Idea!" ® Gates. ...
www.gateframe.com/smallgate/smallgt2.htm

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Cilian O'Tuama: you generally go from outdoors to indoors (or vice versa) through a door, and from outdoors to outdoors through a gate.

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-> thanks very much Cilian

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8 mins

-> thanks Andy

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21 mins

-> thanks very much Sarah

agree

Katsuhiko KAKUNO, Ph.D.

31 mins

-> thanks Katsuhiko

agree

Mary Worby: I can't think of an instance where you'd use gate indoors (or door outdoors)!

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Attila Piróth: Also: instruments (eg a microwave oven) has a door, never a gate. In plural, the difference is even bigger: Doors has nothing to do with Gates!

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Sheila Hardie: gate can sometimes be used indoors e.g. a gate at top or bottom of stairs to stop children going up/down or the gate of a playpen for babies:)

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-> yes, exception to the rule

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-> merci Gilles

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Maria-Jose Pastor: You are 100% correct, and I also agree w/SJH re the child safety gates - also used for pets

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-> thanks MJ

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-> thanks John

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-> thank you Jerrie

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Holly Hart: Explanation is very good.It's also an important point about the use of safety gates indoors

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Paul Mably (X): also agree with Cilian and SJH

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-> thanks Illona

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John Kinory (X): But Windows does have something to do with Gates, sadly ...

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Monica Colangelo: Oh, yes, Yoni... and here we've got another exception to the rule: a noun in pl which takes the verb in singular

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-> thanks Mary

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-> thanks Micky

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Henry Hinds: Yes, this sounds like the best explanation.

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Gate

Explanation:
A gate is used to block only part of an entrance/passage partially restricting access, used as an access point across a boudary.

A door is a barrier, used to block passage/access.

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Gate

Explanation:
Gate, in addition to being a metal structure, is more general to mean a point of passage on a pathway always outdoors.

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what is the difference between Gate and Door?

Explanation:
The difference can be complex if you want it to be.
A gate is usually part of an outside fence or wall but some large malls and hotels have indoor fences, so the key is that the wall(fence) that the gate is attached has no associated roof.
While a door seals an enclosed structure.

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Another difference

Explanation:
A gate is also used when the function is to control traffic or flow. In this case, the gate does not have to be a physical structure. Examples are: ticket gate, terminal gate (airports), flood gate, and in electronics there are AND gates, OR gates, etc.

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Note added at 2002-07-07 11:39:41 (GMT)
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I should have said that it does not have to be a physical structure with boards that swing or turn. Otherwise, it has to be a physical structure of sorts.

Reference: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electronic/gate.h...

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