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HINGING POST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hinging post mean?
• HINGING POST (noun)
The noun HINGING POST has 1 sense:
1. the gatepost on which the gate is hung
Familiarity information: HINGING POST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The gatepost on which the gate is hung
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hinging post; swinging post
Hypernyms ("hinging post" is a kind of...):
gatepost (either of two posts that bound a gate)
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