noun
gateway
GAYT-way
noun
1
An entrance or opening that can be closed with a gate.
"They passed through a stone gateway into the old town."
2
Something that leads to or makes possible a further experience or stage.
"Learning the basics is a gateway to more advanced skills."
"Critics call marijuana a gateway drug."
3
(computing) A device or system that connects two different networks.
"The router acts as a gateway between the home network and the internet."
How to Use Gateway
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn entrance, or something that opens the way to something else, including in a computing-network sense.
Common pairings
gateway drug
gateway to
network gateway
Word Forms
gatewayed past tense, gateways plural, gateways singular
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Etymology
From "gate" plus "way."