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stargate

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈstɑɹˌɡeɪt/

Definition of stargate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (neologism)A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously.
    “Find examples of stargates and wormholes in the ancient world […]”
    “Perhaps the first clear depiction of a stargate is to be found in Robert Heinlein's classic novel Tunnel in the Sky […]”
    “A stargate takes you to that star or constellation. […] The opening of a stargate requires the participation of the Archangel Michael […]”
    “At some point it might be possible to devise a "stargate" such as depicted in the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey and Stargate […]”
    “With a stargate, travel is instantaneous. It is quite possible that the secret government either has a stargate or is trying to get one.”
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noun

  1. (neologism)A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously.
    “Find examples of stargates and wormholes in the ancient world […]”
    “Perhaps the first clear depiction of a stargate is to be found in Robert Heinlein's classic novel Tunnel in the Sky […]”
    “A stargate takes you to that star or constellation. […] The opening of a stargate requires the participation of the Archangel Michael […]”
    “At some point it might be possible to devise a "stargate" such as depicted in the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey and Stargate […]”
    “With a stargate, travel is instantaneous. It is quite possible that the secret government either has a stargate or is trying to get one.”

name

  1. A settlement on the south edge of Ryton, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1663).

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Etymology

From star + gate. A science fiction film of this title, Stargate, was released in 1994.

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