locked gate

collocation in English

meaningsoflockandgate

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lock
noun
uk
/lɒk/us
/lɑːk/
a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with ...
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gate
noun[C]
uk
/ɡeɪt/us
/ɡeɪt/
a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or ...
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(Definition oflockandgatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocked gate

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The task force moved into the town, and they blew their way through locked gates with explosives.
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There is an information centre behind locked gates at the beginning of the tour.
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Some guidebooks document the keep out areas and ways past barbed wire fences and locked gates to reach attractions.
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Spillways are usually fenced and equipped with locked gates to prevent casual trespassing within the structure.
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Access to one tower in the northeastern and southwestern city corner each is blocked by locked gates.
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It is fair that walkers should be able to negotiate a wall or a fence or climb over alockedgate.
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He erected signs stating that trespassers would be prosecuted, and built alockedgateto block the road.
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He also pointed out that the low fence next to thelockedgatewas easily negotiated by anyone able-bodied, including "muggers and vandals".
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Alockedgateprevents unauthorized vehicles from reaching the site.
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Thelockedgatedelayed the rescues of rooms 209 and 211.
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Fees apply, alockedgatekey and permit are essential to use this trail with a vehicle.
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There is a high fence and alockedgatetopped with spikes to exclude trespassers.
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He attempts to climb alockedgatebut changes his mind and goes to the neighbors' empty house.
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They managed to find them in a field, to which the only point of access was across a bridge and through alockedgate.
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He exited through thelockedgateinto the city, which opened up the opportunity for the fearful to flee, and panic spread throughout the lines.
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Over alockedgatethey saw a neglected building covered in ivy, surrounded by long grass, brambles and tall weeds.
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It was not possible to see anything from thelockedgate.
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Access to this beach is controlled vialockedgate.
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Its awkward 517m entrance crawl is a natural barrier to any casual visitor and precludes the need for alockedgateto protect it from vandals.
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