noun
- the vertical posts on either side of a gate that support it
Usage: plural form of gatepost
Examples
- The iron gateposts were decorated with ornate scrollwork.
- She backed the car carefully between the stone gateposts.
- The old wooden gateposts needed to be replaced after the storm.
- Climbing roses grew up both gateposts at the entrance.
- The delivery truck scraped against one of the gateposts.
- New brick gateposts were installed to match the garden wall.