gateline

English

Etymology

gate +‎ line

Noun

gateline (plural gatelines)

1. A row of turnstiles allowing railway passengers to enter or exit on inserting a ticket.
   • 1993, Great Britain. Dept. of Transport, Railway safety

     […] for example, ticket office staff can now perform platform and gateline duties and vice versa.

   • 2006, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Personal Passenger Safety in Railway Stations, page 16:

     Over and above our contribution to the British Transport Police, we will employ an additional 12 Community Support Officers and we will install or extend ticket gatelines at five stations.

   • 2010, Stephanie Smith, Underground London:

     Provided you didn't surrender your ticket into the maw of the gateline at B, you could in theory go back to A and do the whole trip again.

Anagrams

• Angelite, angle tie, galenite, gelatine, legatine