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Taranaki gate

Meaning of "Taranaki gate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TARANAKI GATE

First used on dairy farms in Taranaki, province of NZ.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TARANAKI GATE

Taranaki gate


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TARANAKI GATE

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Taranaki gate is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TARANAKI GATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hampshire gate

A Hampshire gate, New Zealand gate or wire gate is a type of agricultural gate formed from a section of wire fence which can be removed temporarily. This type of gate has many different local names throughout the world, sometimes hinting at its rough-and-ready nature and cheap construction. The term "Hampshire gate" is widely used in Britain – the names of other counties are occasionally substituted, or more often that of New Zealand. In New Zealand itself it is called a Taranaki gate, while in Ireland it is known as a slap, and in Australia as a cocky's gate, Bogan gate, running gate, machinery gate or Queensland gate. In the United States it is simply called a wire gate. Though the origins of the gate are obscure, the name Taranaki Gate is believed to reflect the location of its first widespread use; it may well have been invented independenly in several places. This type of gate is used where access is only needed occasionally, or when the cost of a conventional rigid gate cannot be justified.

Definition of Taranaki gate in the English dictionary

The definition of Taranaki gate in the dictionary is a rough-and-ready gate in a fence made from wire and battens.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TARANAKI GATE

Taraba · Tarabulus el Gharb · Tarabulus esh Sham · taradiddle · taraire · tarakihi · tarama · taramasalata · taramea · Taranaki · Taranaki wind · tarand · tarantass · tarantella · Tarantino · Tarantinoesque · tarantism · Taranto · tarantula · Tarantula nebula

WORDS THAT END LIKE TARANAKI GATE

alley gate · AND gate · departure gate · exclusive OR gate · gate · head gate · in the aggregate · investigate · kissing gate · lich gate · lock gate · lych gate · NAND gate · navigate · NOR gate · NOT gate · OR gate · starting gate · tail gate · water gate

Synonyms and antonyms of Taranaki gate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Taranaki gate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TARANAKI GATE

Find out the translation of Taranaki gate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Taranaki gate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Taranaki gate» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

塔拉纳基门
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

puerta de Taranaki
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Taranaki gate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

टैरानाकी फाटक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوابة تاراناكي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Таранаки ворота
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Taranaki portão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তরণকি গেট
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

porte Taranaki
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pintu gerbang Taranaki
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Taranaki Tor
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

タラナキゲート
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

타라 나키 게이트
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Gapura Taranaki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa Taranaki
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தரானாக வாயில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तारानाकी गेट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Taranaki kapısı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cancello Taranaki
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Taranaki brama
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Таранаки ворота
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

poarta Taranaki
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Taranaki πύλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Taranaki hek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Taranaki grind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Taranaki gate
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TARANAKI GATE»

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Tokoroa
Five times he had to stop, open a Taranaki gate, then close it again behind him. Regular gates, which swung open on hinges, he didn't mind. Taranaki gates, which were two or three bits of wood with barbed wire nailed across between them, ...
Mark Atwell, 2003
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
See tarradiddle. taradiddler. A fibber: 1880 (OED): s. >, by 1900, coll.; ob. by 1930. See tarradiddle. Taranaki gate. 'One made from several strands of barbed wire, strengthened with two or three saplings set in vertically' (Harold Griffiths, 1970): ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
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Hush Now, Don't Cry
It was a Taranaki gate. The main batten, when the gate is shut, is held closed by means of two loops of wire, one stapled at the bottom of the strainer post and the other near the top. When the gate is to be opened the top loop is flicked upwards  ...
Bob Ellis, 2011
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Six by Six
After an hour or so, following the directions so precisely given him by Mrs Rogers, he arrived at the end of the road, let down the Taranaki gate and took the car over the hard dry paddocks, following the wheel tracks. Each further gate, and ...
Bill Manhire, 1989
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High-Stakes Bride (Mills & Boon Intrigue)
Dani recognized Pike and Lynch manning the temporary “Taranaki gate,” which had been constructed from wire and battens. Pike fastened the gate and gestured at Dani's broom. “What's that for? Jousting?” A voice hollered, “Incoming.
Fiona Brand, 2011
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Temporalities, Autobiography and Everyday Life
The myth of settler resilience in the face of adversity is given a contemporary inflection as 'Kiwi ingenuity', which is celebrated in the exhibition by such artefacts as the 'Taranaki Gate' (the colloquial expression for any farm gate ' cobbled ...
Jan Campbell, Janet Harbord, 2002
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Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the ...
... Zealand includes stock unit (standard feed measure), two-tooth (a sheep of a certain age), bobby-calf (unweaned calf killed for veal), eye-dog, huntaway (a mustering dog), number eight (a grade of fencing wire), Taranaki gate (a makeshift ...
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tyron, 1996
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Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides
Cross a couple of streams, jump a Taranaki gate and head out to a farm. Jump the fence and turn right on the track marked 'Mussel Road' (but marked 'Oyster Road' on the Topomap — what is it with all these shellfish?) After a few minutes, ...
Paul Kennett, 2002
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One Bead of Gold
When the Taranaki gate was hooked behind the herd Jay and Pete walked back to the shed, whistling and singing. He showed her all the calls and whistles for the dogs and just about collapsed with laughter over her efforts to copy his ...
Lorraine Stanton, 2011
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In the Lifetime of a Goat: Writings 1984-2000
(Take the wire cutters with you to patch the Taranaki gate as you go past.) Fixing goats' feet is an elemental activity and distinguishes my squeamish townie friends from the rest. A very wet winter and yet another pathetic attempt to buy in better ...
Marilyn Waring, 2001

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TARANAKI GATE»

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Unlocking the gates of Taranaki's past
The wire and batten Taranaki gate, though ingenious and ubiquitous, is not high on the agenda for most visitors to the province. But they will find other Taranaki ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 10»
REFERENCE
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