locked gate
Impassable property boundary
A locked gate is a gate secured with a lock, preventing passage without a key or code.
The phrase often appears in contexts of restricted access or boundaries: We couldn't get through—there was a locked gate at the end of the road.
Figuratively, a locked gate suggests an obstacle or barrier to progress: His lack of credentials was a locked gate to advancement.
- padlockPortable locking device
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- security fenceProtective boundary structure
- ironElement twenty-six
- rustyCorroded or unpracticed
barrier · keyhole · skeleton key · latch · chain · heavy chain · trespass · forbidden · entrance · bolt · metal · closed · secure · keep out · turn back · private · bars · hinges
- gated accessprivate drive, guard booth, keypad entry, intercom system, buzzer
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- zonesdanger zone, restricted zone, territory, district, time zone
locked gateopen door
Barrier removed for entry
free access · thoroughfare · public access · open road · accessible entrance
locked gatewelcome mat
Rug at the entrance
open arms · open invitation · red carpet · free entry · hospitality
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