garden gates

Fenced yard openings

Garden gates are hinged barriers at the entrance to a garden, typically made of wood or metal and set within a fence or hedge.

They mark the boundary between public and private space: She unlatched the garden gate and stepped into the yard.

In British rhyming slang, garden gates means rates—especially tax rates.

Opposites
boundary permeability

garden gatesbarricades

Structures preventing passage

brick walls · stone walls · hedges · barriers · fortifications

openness vs. enclosure

garden gatesopen field

Unenclosed outdoor space

free access · common land · public space

openness/enclosure

garden gatesopen access

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Family

gate, yard, garden, gardening, gardens, gardener, gateway, gates, gardeners

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G