gatepost

A noun referring to either of the two vertical posts that support or flank a gate.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'un des deux poteaux verticaux qui soutiennent ou encadrent un portail ou une porte.

1. Support post for a gate B1 formal

   One of the two vertical posts to which a gate is attached, often with hinges or a latch.

   • He painted the gatepost a bright white color.
   • She leaned against the gatepost while waiting for the bus.
   • The oak gatepost had stood for over fifty years.
   • The car's side mirror clipped the gatepost as it turned into the driveway.

   🇫🇷Poteau de portail

• gateposts plural form
• gateposts' possessive plural form
• gatepost's possessive singular form