gate
/ɡeɪt/noun
The numbered area in an airport where passengers wait and then get on their plane.
Example sentences
- “Our flight now leaves from gate 22.”
- “Please be at the gate thirty minutes before departure.”
- “We ran to the gate just as boarding was ending.”
Airports announce 'gate changes' and say a flight is 'boarding at gate 12'. In general use, a gate is a door in a fence or wall.