GOLDEN GATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Golden Gate mean? • GOLDEN GATE (noun)
The noun GOLDEN GATE has 1 sense:
1. a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
Familiarity information: GOLDEN GATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GOLDEN GATE (noun)
Meaning:
A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
Holonyms ("Golden Gate" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
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