outer gate
Frequency: 5.22.5 per million words
The outermost gate of a place with multiple gates.
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- We waited by the outer gate until the monastery opened.
- Guards stand at the outer gate every morning.
- The outer gate has been repainted to match the inner one.
- Please leave your bicycles at the outer gate.
- Visitors must show ID at the outer gate before entering.
- If the outer gate is locked, ring the bell by the side entrance.
- Where is the outer gate of the old city walls?
- They were repairing the hinges on the outer gate when we arrived.
- Access beyond the outer gate is restricted to authorized personnel.
- Through the outer gate, a narrow path leads to the inner courtyard.