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-gate

noun combining form \ˌgāt\

Definition of -GATE

:  usu. political scandal often involving the concealment of wrongdoing <Irangate>
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Origin of -GATE

Watergate

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60 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -gate
  2. gate
  3. gate-crasher
  4. gate money
  5. gate net
  6. gate pin
  7. gate saw
  8. gate valve
  9. baffle gate
  10. balance gate
  11. billy gate
  12. blast gate
  13. closed gate
  14. crown gate
  15. day gate
  16. drum gate
  17. Dzungarian Gate
  18. film gate
  19. flap gate
  20. flush gate
  21. full gate
  22. garden-gate
  23. Gyro Flux Gate
  24. hurdle gate
  25. kissing gate
  26. kiss-me-at-the-gate
  27. kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
  28. lich-gate
  29. lych-gate
  30. miter gate
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