stargate

nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈstɑɹˌɡeɪt//

A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously.

noun

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A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously.
Find examples of stargates and wormholes in the ancient world […]
Perhaps the first clear depiction of a stargate is to be found in Robert Heinlein's classic novel Tunnel in the Sky […]
A stargate takes you to that star or constellation. […] The opening of a stargate requires the participation of the Archangel Michael […]
At some point it might be possible to devise a "stargate" such as depicted in the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey and Stargate […]

Etymology

From star + gate. A science fiction film of this title, Stargate, was released in 1994.

Forms

plural: stargates

stare · To look fixedly (at something).Stare · A surname Fredrick John Stare (1910–2002), American…starfleet · A fleet of starships; a space navy.

stargate · A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly…

Stargate · A settlement on the south edge of Ryton, Metropolitan Borough…staring · The act of one who stares.Staring · A surname.

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