Difference between gate and door

Posted By: Sm Adminon: December 14, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Gate:
Gate is a barrier or structure which is used for closing an opening in a wall.
Door:
A door is a hard object which is flat in shape and can be opened as well as close in order to go onto other place. It is rectangular in shape.
Differences:

Basis	Gate	Door
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence or hedge.	A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to the building, room or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard.
Synonyms	Bar, exit, doorway, doorway and fence	Gate, exit, entry, hatch, gateway and entryway
Antonyms	Barrier, departure, outflow, rejection and indoors	Conclusion, admission, arrival, article and arrive
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ɡeɪt / Eng (US): /ɡāt /	Eng (UK): /dɔː / Eng (US): /dôr /
Types	The types of gate are: City gate Kissing gate Watergate Automatic gate Baby gate	The types of doors are: Timber/wood doors Battened and Ledged doors Framed and paneled doors Flush doors Glass doors Steel doors PVC doors Fiberglass doors Fiber reinforced plastics doors Aluminium doors Bamboo jute Composite doors
Word origin	The word gate is originated before 12th century from Middle English.	The word door before 12th century from middle English dure, dor.
Consists	A gate may consist of metal bars or wooden blocks people (or animals) form going through.	A door consists of solid, roughly rectangular piece.
Part of	Gates are typically a part of fence.	Doors are typically a part of building.
Size	Gates are big.	Doors are small.
Example in Sentence	The security guard opened the door. She locked the gate when she saw him coming.	Please open the door. I didn’t think important to knock the door as it was opened.