Home › Words › H › handgatehandgatehandgate means A gate that can be opened and closed by hand.EtymologyFrom hand + gate.nounA gate that can be opened and closed by hand.e.g.“[T]hen look for a path to the right leading through a handgate and into the woods.” — 2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 76:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).