gatepost [
'get`post]
n. 门柱
- He accidentally nudged the gatepost with the front of the car.
他一不留神汽车的头部碰上了门柱. - He propped himself against the gatepost.
他倚著门柱. - The car only just cleared (ie nearly hit) the gatepost.
汽车险些碰上门柱.
gatepost[ noun ]
either of two posts that bound a gate
<noun.artifact>
Gatepost \Gate"post`\ (g[=a]t"p[=o]st`), n.
1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging
post} or {hinging post}.
2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also
{shutting post}.