1. a vertical post that supports a gate or to which a gate is attached

Examples

• The wooden gatepost was rotting and needed to be replaced.
• She tied the horse’s reins to the sturdy iron gatepost.
• The delivery truck scraped against the brick gatepost while turning into the driveway.
• Lightning struck the tall gatepost during the storm.
• The old farm’s stone gateposts had stood for over a century.
• He painted the metal gatepost white to match the fence.