Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hell gate

/ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: hel-l -gate
IPA: /ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.

Uncountable

name

A strait in East River, New York City, New York State, United States; the narrowest part of the East River, separating Manhattan and Long Island.

Example Sentences

"A Tigre forth out of the wood did rise, / That with fell clawes full of fierce gourmandize, / And greedy mouth wide gaping like hell-gate, / Did runne at Pastorell her to surprize […]."
"And now great deeds / Had been achieved, whereof all Hell had rung, / Had not the snaky Sorceress, that sat / Fast by Hell-gate and kept the fatal key, / Risen, and with hideous outcry rushed between."
"Thine loves the same world that mine hates; / Thy heaven doors are my hell gates."

Etymology

From Middle English helle gate, helle-ȝate, from Old English helleġeat, corresponding to hell + gate.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: helle gate, helleġeat, Hellegat

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Flood Rock

Questions

How do you pronounce hell gate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛl ɡeɪt/.
What does hell gate mean?: The entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.
Where does hell gate come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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