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Gates       [geyts] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
2.William (Bill), born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.
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gate 1       (gāt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A structure that can be swung, drawn, or lowered to block an entrance or a passageway.
    1. An opening in a wall or fence for entrance or exit.
    2. The structure surrounding such an opening, such as the monumental or fortified entrance to a palace or walled city.
    3. A means of access: the gate to riches.
    4. A passageway, as in an airport terminal, through which passengers proceed when boarding or leaving an airplane.
    1. A means of access: the gate to riches.
    2. A passageway, as in an airport terminal, through which passengers proceed when boarding or leaving an airplane.
  4. A mountain pass.
  5. The total paid attendance or admission receipts at a public event: a good gate at the football game.
  6. A device for controlling the passage of water or gas through a dam or conduit.
  7. The channel through which molten metal flows into a shaped cavity of a mold.
  8. Sports A passage between two upright poles through which a skier must go in a slalom race.
  9. A logic gate.

tr.v.   gat·ed, gat·ing, gates
  1. Chiefly British To confine (a student) to the grounds of a college as punishment.
  2. Electronics To select part of (a wave) for transmission, reception, or processing by magnitude or time interval.
  3. To furnish with a gate: "The entrance to the rear lawn was also gated" (Dean Koontz).


[Middle English, from Old English geat.]

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gate 2       (gāt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Chiefly British A particular way of acting or doing; manner.
  2. Archaic A path or way.


[Middle English, from Old Norse gata; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.]

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Gates       (gāts)  Pronunciation Key 
American Revolutionary general who became a hero after winning the Battle of Saratoga (1777) but suffered a humiliating defeat at Camden, South Carolina (1780).

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Gates, William Henry Known as "Bill." Born 1955.  
American computer software designer and business executive who cofounded Microsoft in 1975 and as chairman built it into one of the largest computer software manufacturers in the world.

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gates

noun
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) 

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Gates
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Gates-North Gates, NY (CDP, FIPS 28458) Location: 43.16397 N, 77.70070 W
Population (1990): 14995 (5956 housing units)
Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Gates Mills, OH (village, FIPS 29498) Location: 41.53253 N, 81.41069 W
Population (1990): 2508 (992 housing units)
Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44040

Gates County, NC (county, FIPS 73) Location: 36.44168 N, 76.70304 W
Population (1990): 9305 (3696 housing units)
Area: 882.2 sq km (land), 12.9 sq km (water)

Gates, NC Zip code(s): 27937

Gates, OR (city, FIPS 28200) Location: 44.75572 N, 122.41948 W
Population (1990): 499 (227 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97346

Gates, TN (town, FIPS 28740) Location: 35.83941 N, 89.40781 W
Population (1990): 608 (241 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38037

Fort Gates, TX (city, FIPS 26700) Location: 31.40332 N, 97.70957 W
Population (1990): 818 (336 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Iron Gates, MO (village, FIPS 35414) Location: 37.06350 N, 94.55695 W
Population (1990): 309 (129 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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