noun
stargate
STAHR-gayt
noun
1
An imagined device or portal that allows near-instant travel between two distant points in space, often through a wormhole.
"In the film, explorers step through the stargate to a distant planet."
How to Use Stargate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fictional portal used in science fiction for instant travel across space.
Common pairings
open a stargate
step through the stargate
Word Forms
stargates plural
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Etymology
A compound of "star" + "gate," popularized by the 1994 science fiction film Stargate and its spin-off television shows.