gate

Example Sentences

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In downhill, super-G and giant slalom, the gates are two poles with a nylon panel stretched between them.

From Los Angeles Times

Days earlier, Shiffrin left the starting gate in the women’s team combined skiing event with the U.S. in first place after a brilliant downhill from teammate Breezy Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whereas slalom, giant slalom and super-G courses change from race to race, downhill courses tend to stay the same with identical gate placements.

From Los Angeles Times

Prior civilizations fell to barbarians at the gates.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You want to fly as low as possible and stick as close as you can, but those gates are very dangerous,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal