outer gate

collocation in English

meaningsofouterandgate

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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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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 ofouterandgatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The stadium has 59 entrances consisting of 49 inner gates and 10 outer gates.
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During the 18th and 19th centuries, the sea came up to the defensive walls and there were four outer gates through which the town could be entered.
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A vaulted corridor led uphill from theoutergatein the north-east.
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Theoutergate, the entrance of which is from the citadel is 13.3 meters wide and 8.23 meters deep.
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Theoutergateof the building is completely depicted with gilded flower figures.
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Beginning in the south, there is anoutergatefollowed by an inner gate.
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The standing remains consist of anoutergatehose and parts of the inner gatehouse and part of the south wall of the kitchen range and the great hall.
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Further examination showed that theoutergatewas in a ruinous state, and promised cover in traverses, while a commanding position immediately opposite to it overlooked the nearest defences.
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A defensive barbican, oroutergate, was added in the early 14th century, and was destroyed in the 1528 siege, although fragments can still be seen.
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What could have and should have happened is that the outer gates to that enclosure should have been closed to limit the number of people within it.
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This has three sets of gates, and could accommodate a train of four barges when the outer gates were used.
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When the outer gates were closed, this was a citadel capable of withstanding a siege.
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It has inner and outer gates and a large courtyard.
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Sometimes in pairs of "ugall", the beneficial protective demon finds special purpose in adorning the outer gates of buildings.
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A bread truck crashes through the prison's inner and outer gates and stops in the yard.
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The inner and outer gates are almost mirror images of each other.
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