gatepost

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gatepost
    n 1: either of two posts that bound a gate

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gatepost \Gate"post`\ (g[=a]t"p[=o]st`), n.
   1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging
      post} or {hinging post}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also
      {shutting post}.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "gatepost":
      French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade,
      banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door,
      cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate,
      gateway, hatch, hatchway, hitching post, jamb, king post, lintel,
      milepost, mullion, porch, portal, porte cochere, post, postern,
      propylaeum, pylon, scuttle, side door, signpost, snubbing post,
      stanchion, standard, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap,
      trap door, turnpike, turnstile, upright

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