Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e-gate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: e--gate
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.

Example Sentences

"[…] currently trialling e-gates at Manchester Airport […]"
"For arrivals, there are 52 arrival passport counters and 12 e-gates […]"
"The outage was the latest in a long line of failures of the e-gate system."
"British tourists will have to endure passport-stamping queues in the EU until at least October and possibly well into 2026 despite a high profile e-gates agreement unveiled at Monday’s EU-UK summit in London, it has emerged."

Etymology

From e- + gate.

Inflected Forms

e-gates (plural)

Phrases

e-passport

Frequently Paired Words

e-passport

Questions

What does e-gate mean?: An electronic immigration gate at an airport, using biometrics etc.
Where does e-gate come from?: From e- + gate.

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