Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gateline

/ˈɡeɪtˌlaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gate-line
IPA: /ˈɡeɪtˌlaɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit a place on inserting tickets.

Example Sentences

"1993, Great Britain. Dept. of Transport, Railway safety […] for example, ticket office staff can now perform platform and gateline duties and vice versa."
"Over and above our contribution to the British Transport Police, we will employ an additional 12 Community Support Officers and we will install or extend ticket gatelines at five stations."
"Provided you didn't surrender your ticket into the maw of the gateline at B, you could in theory go back to A and do the whole trip again."
"On the opposite side of the concourse is the triple-counter ticket office and three self-service machines which are adjacent to a large customer service counter and the gateline."

Etymology

From gate + line.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡeɪtˌlaɪn/
British English: /ˈɡeɪtlaɪn/

Inflected Forms

gatelines (plural)

Rhymes With

state line dateline

Questions

How do you pronounce gateline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪtˌlaɪn/.
What does gateline mean?: A row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit a place on inserting tickets.
Where does gateline come from?: From gate + line.

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