The concept of gate is used in different ways according to the context . At a general level, it can be said that the term refers to different types of doors : that is, openings that allow entering and leaving a place, or introducing and extracting something from a place.
It is also important to know the etymological origin of this word. Thus, we can determine that it derives from Latin. Exactly, it is the result of the union of two components: the noun "porta", which means "door", and the suffix "-on", which is augmentative.
According to the first meaning of the notion mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) in its dictionary, the door that establishes a separation between the hallway and the other rooms of a home is called a gate. Beyond this definition, the main door of a building is also called a gate, especially if it is large.
For example: "The owner of the company called the police because, through the security cameras, he noticed that some suspicious people spent more than an hour next to the factory gate," "The motorist lost control of the vehicle ." and ended up hitting the gate of a church" , "The garage of my building has an automatic gate" .
There are multiple types of gates. The leaves of a gate can open inward or outward, like conventional doors , or it can be a sliding gate (moves to the side) or lift gate (lifts up). An automatic gate , meanwhile, has a mechanism to open and close it remotely, by pressing a button .
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of other types of gates, such as the following:
-Opening gate, which is one of the most classic models and is made up of two "leaves" or doors that open simultaneously inwards or outwards.
-Aluminum gate, which, as its name indicates, is made of that material. It is suitable for large spaces, is very resistant to adverse weather conditions and opens very easily.
-Wooden gate. It is made, pardon the redundancy, of wood and is used, above all, to give an air of sophistication and elegance to the space where it is going to be placed. It is very resistant and durable while, of course, requiring constant maintenance to prevent it from deteriorating aesthetically speaking, above all.
-Iron gate, which is made of iron. It must be emphasized that it is one of the most economical models that exists. However, it has some disadvantages such as requiring a lot of maintenance and being quite heavy. Precisely this last characteristic means that it has to have one or even two powerful motors to be able to open.
The tailgate of a car, on the other hand, is the rear door that allows access to the trunk or trunk . This tailgate includes the rear glass, known as the rear window .