Gate which is, or was, set within a city wall.
1A number of men rushed forward and heaved the great town gates shut.
2There was a whole row of them from the town gates to the palace.
3Had he not the key to one of the town gates in his keeping?
4As they neared the town gates, Egg reined up sharply.
5The clatter of knives in the kitchen was heard as far as the town gates.
6As he spoke six Boxers advanced, and stood with their backs to the town gates.
7A gibbet stands outside your town gates.
8He had reached the entrance to a small square, on which opened one of the town gates.
9When the Boxers had arrived at the town gates, Chin Choo addressed his followers from his palanquin.
10Marshal Augereau's headquarters were established at the town gates, in the house of the prince's head gardener.
11They were challenged at the town gates.
12As soon as Solari released Tobin, Korin insisted on riding down to the town gates to stand watch.
13So they hurried down the street, moaning and wailing, breathless and trembling in every limb, toward the town gates.
14I walked out the town gates a woman of thirty and was carried back in a woman of sixty.
15Joyfully the watchmen throw open the strong town gates and the multitude and gathered councillors fall back to receive their king.
16As the soldiers in their shining breast-plates rode through the town gates, the burghers waved a long farewell to their lord.
Translations for town gates