Meaning of wicket gate | Babel Free

Definitions

A small gate or door, especially one built into a large one.

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Examples

“I turned instinctively to the walk⟳ beneath my study-window, where I had seen her the evening before with her little dog, and followed the path which her dear feet had trodden so often, till I came to the wicket gate that led into her rose garden.”

“No light⟳ showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw⟳ her forward⟳. She walked across the tow path to the neat green wicket gate and stepped through into the tiny garden.”

“NR was already planning safety work⟳ on the crossing this summer. Its teams will now install⟳ wicket gates closer to the railway, allowing people to make⟳ better decisions about whether it is safe to cross.”

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