| Gatepost 1. (n.) A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging / hinging post. 2. (n.) A post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post. Thesaurus Entries French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gateway, hatch, hatchway, hitching post, jamb, king post, lintel, milepost, mullion, porch, portal, porte cochere, post, postern, propylaeum, pylon, scuttle, side door, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap, trap door, turnpike, turnstile, upright |