noun phrase · neutral
departure gate
UK/dɪˈpɑːtʃə geɪt/US/dɪˈpɑːrtʃər geɪt/de·PART·ure GATE
the gate at the airport where passengers wait to board their flight
Examples
“Our boarding was delayed, so we waited near the departure gate for half an hour.”
“Check the screen to find the departure gate for your flight.”
“Announcements at the departure gate told passengers about the changed boarding time.”
Band 8 sentence
“After checking the screen, we headed straight to departure gate 14, where passengers were already forming a queue for boarding.”
Collocations
- board at the departure gate
- departure gate announcement
Word family
Common mistakes
arrive to the departure gate→arrive at the departure gate
Say it for a higher band
5gate→6boarding gate→7+departure gate
Synonyms
boarding gate
Easily confused
departure lounge
“We spent two hours in the departure lounge before boarding.”
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