单词	floodgates
释义	floodgate noun flood·​gate ˈfləd-ˌgāt  1 : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water : sluice 2 : something serving to restrain an outburst opened the floodgates of criticism Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Forever, George Broussard and Scott Miller, have responded to the leak by opening up a floodgate of resentment and bickering. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 12 May 2022 Rather, most of the sports world pinpoints the cancellation floodgate to March 11, when an NBA game in Oklahoma City, between the Thunder and the Utah Jazz, was dramatically called off moments before tipoff. NBC News, 4 Mar. 2022 In 2010, when a key Supreme Court decision opened a floodgate for campaign donations, Mr. Caddle became an even more sophisticated soldier, skilled in the opaque art of the super PAC. New York Times, 5 Mar. 2022 There was a crane that could raise the emergency floodgate, but it, too, had been damaged by fighting. New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022 And in the Feather River Basin, on California's Yuba River, water managers are considering a second, smaller floodgate to buffer New Bullards Bar Dam. Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2021 In just a few days Vides was contacted by Jordan Shoes to work on a project, and the floodgate opened for commissions and requests to collaborate. Selene Rivera Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2021 With the delta variant of Covid-19 surging, the floodgate has opened with companies allowing employees to stay home. Chris Depuy, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 Plaquemines Parish fails Shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday, Plaquemines Parish posted on Facebook that the Alliance to Oakville floodgate had failed near Highway 23 in the town of Alliance. USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English flodgate First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Legal Definition floodgate noun flood·​gate : something serving to restrain an outburst (as of litigation) —usually used in pl. a decision that will open the floodgates for other claims floodgates noun plural of floodgate as in sluices Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sluices barriers barricades barrages locks blocks weirs canals ditches channels milldams stanks gutters troughs dams ramparts bulwarks levees breakwaters dikes jetties seawalls embankments breastworks earthworks heads
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