Gate
in carpentry, a sash or frame in which a saw is extended to prevent buckling or bending. In locksmithing, In locksmithing , one of the apertures in the tumbler for the passage of the stub. In founding: (1) An ingate, the aperture in a mold through which the metal is poured. The runner conducts the metal from the ingate to the hollow in the mold, where it forms a casting. The piece of metal which occupies the ingate and runner is called a sprue, and is knocked off the casting. (2) The sprue or piece of metal cast in the gate; a sullage piece. In hydraulic engineering: (1) The valve which admits the water to the bucket of the water wheel. (2) A sluice, admitting or shutting off water to or from a lock or dock. To stand in the gate or gates, in Scripture, to occupy a position of advantage, defense, or honor.