kissing gate

English

A kissing gate marking the entry into a field

Noun

kissing gate (plural kissing gates)

1. A small gate, used instead of a stile at the boundary of a field, that swings in a U- or V-shaped enclosure and touches (kisses) each of two gateposts, allowing one person at a time to pass through, but being too complex for livestock to operate.

Further reading

• kissing gate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia