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Meanings of city gates in English

Russian
городские ворота
Portuguese
porta da cidade
Spanish
puerta de muralla
Catalan
porta de ciutat
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Gate which is, or was, set within a city wall.

городские ворота
Usage of city gates in English
1
She ran toward the city gates, but they were too far away.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
2
Up to the city gates the country is peopled by the Gallas.
First Footsteps in East Africa
3
It was a quiet meadow among the gardens, outside the city gates.
A History of the Moravian Church
4
Tell him to close the city gates and arrest the other players.
Casket of Souls
5
Then all pass under the upraised hands, which represent the city gates.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School
6
From our side one of the city gates communicated with a bridge.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2
7
Soldiers at the city gates proceeded to enforce this last regulation rigorously.
Korea's Fight for Freedom
8
At last, too late, I saw that the city gates were shut.'
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and...
9
People have always gathered at city gates to share news and tell stories.
Heaven
10
In time the city gates came in sight-farup the straight, narrow road.
Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
11
I received your message last night, and locked the city gates.
Casket of Souls
12
She'd reached the city gates just as they opened to let him through.
Heir of Fire
13
The old city gates remind the tourist of Spanish stories and Oriental fables.
My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
14
The triumphant Japanese soldiers stood at the city gates and within the palace.
Korea's Fight for Freedom
15
This odd exhilaration didn't start until we left the city gates.
Servant of a dark god
16
Now we may easily reach the avenues and the city gates.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars