front gates
Property's primary portal
Front gates are the main entrance gates to a property, estate, institution, or compound, typically positioned at the boundary facing a public road or approach.
They serve both practical and symbolic functions—controlling access while announcing arrival at a destination.
The term emphasizes location and prominence rather than construction: front gates may be ornate wrought iron at a mansion or simple chain-link at a factory.
Protesters gathered at the front gates of the embassy.
The delivery driver waited at the front gates for someone to buzz him in.
- grand entranceOstentatious way to appear
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- guard boothEnclosed post for watchmen
- entrancePoint of access
entry point · stone pillars · threshold · checkpoint · boundary · lock · wall · private property · no trespassing · portcullis · barriers · driveway · openings · archway · privacy · signage · pillar · door
front gatesback gates
Entrances at property's rear
back door · service entrance · back entrance · tradesman's entrance · side entrance
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