Gate

How it is used

Gate numbers such as B12 appear on the boarding pass and the departures board. Announcements say a gate is open, boarding, closing or has changed. Gates close some time before departure, often 15 to 30 minutes, and late passengers may not be allowed on.

Example sentences

1. Passengers for Berlin, please go to Gate 21, where boarding has started.

2. Our gate is at the far end of the terminal, so let's go now.

Common collocations

• boarding gate
• gate number
• go to the gate
• the gate closes
• at the gate

Related terms

• boardTo get on a plane, ship, train or bus at the start of a journey; at airports it also describes the time when passengers are let on.
• gate changeA situation in which a flight is moved to a different departure gate from the one first shown on the boarding pass or screens.
• boarding passA card or mobile document you get after check-in that shows your name, flight, gate, seat and boarding time and lets you get on the plane.
• final callThe last announcement asking passengers for a flight to go to the gate immediately because boarding is about to end.
• terminalA large building at an airport, or at a bus, train or ferry station, where passengers check in, wait, depart and arrive.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• gate · Aviation

More terms: Boarding & On the Plane

• aisle seat
• take off
• land
• seat belt
• flight attendant
• overhead bin
• boarding time
• priority boarding
• turbulence
• jet lag