inner gate

Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words

A gate located inside an outer wall or another gate.

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Examples (10)

  • The soldiers stood watch at the inner gate until dawn.
  • Tourists are not allowed beyond the inner gate without a guide.
  • At sunset, the inner gate was closed and barred for the night.
  • We slipped through the inner gate while the guards were changing shifts.
  • The inner gate opens onto a quiet courtyard lined with orange trees.
  • Please wait by the inner gate; security will escort you from there.
  • By the time we reached the inner gate, the ceremony had already begun.
  • After the renovation, the inner gate has been restored to its original design.
  • Will they install cameras above the inner gate to improve surveillance?
  • If the inner gate had remained open, the crowd would have poured into the hall.