rear gate

collocation in English

meaningsofrearandgate

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rear
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪər/us
/rɪr/
at the back ...
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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 ofrearandgatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fort had one large gate facing south, and a smallreargatefor easy access to the spring waters.
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One is offered in the front gate and the other at thereargateof the house.
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For the new weighing function the original front andreargatewere connected with a roof.
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Damage was confined to thereargatewhich was scorched and blackened.
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The only wooden door on the vehicle was thereargateassembly.
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Just outside thereargatethere is an area where some plants are sold.
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The water for the bathhouse was supplied by a natural spring via an aqueduct which entered the fortress through thereargate("porta decumana").
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If the flower car is designed to carry a casket, it will be stored under the tonneau cover in the space beneath, behind the openingreargate.
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The fortress had areargatein the northern tip where it was possible to reach the ships and to get water. 55 cannon positions were built on fortress walls.
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The area itself is no longer being locked due to extensive damage to the gate and gatehouse (burned to the ground) as well as thereargatebeing burst open.
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