floodgate

[ fluhd-geyt ]

/ ˈflʌdˌgeɪt /

noun

Civil Engineering. a gate designed to regulate the flow of water.

anything serving to control the indiscriminate flow or passage of something.

Origin of floodgate

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at flood, gate¹

Words nearby floodgate

flood, flood basalt, flood control, flooded gum, flooders, floodgate, flooding, flood insurance, flood lamp, floodlight, floodlight projector

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Example sentences from the Web for floodgate

And, crestfallen, she went along the passages, and once more out into Floodgate Street.
The Freelands|John Galsworthy
The dam and floodgate were just beyond the southwestern bastion and the old embankment of the dam can still be traced.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 7)|Archer Butler Hulbert
Meeting his gaze, she unbarred a floodgate of happy tenderness in her eyes.
The Path of a Star|Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)
The inventor of the damper register opened a floodgate to such aliquot re-enforcement as can be got in no other way.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various

The pond or reservoir above the floodgate is separated from the weir by a stone wall on the left, or south-west side.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for floodgate

floodgate

/ (ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt) /

noun

Also called: head gate, water gate a gate in a sluice that is used to control the flow of waterSee also sluicegate

(often plural) a control or barrier against an outpouring or flowto open the floodgates to immigration

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单词	floodgate
释义	floodgate [ fluhd-geyt ] / ˈflʌdˌgeɪt / noun Civil Engineering. a gate designed to regulate the flow of water. anything serving to control the indiscriminate flow or passage of something. Origin of floodgate Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at flood, gate¹ Words nearby floodgate flood, flood basalt, flood control, flooded gum, flooders, floodgate, flooding, flood insurance, flood lamp, floodlight, floodlight projector Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for floodgate And, crestfallen, she went along the passages, and once more out into Floodgate Street. The Freelands\|John Galsworthy The dam and floodgate were just beyond the southwestern bastion and the old embankment of the dam can still be traced. Historic Highways of America (Vol. 7)\|Archer Butler Hulbert Meeting his gaze, she unbarred a floodgate of happy tenderness in her eyes. The Path of a Star\|Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan) The inventor of the damper register opened a floodgate to such aliquot re-enforcement as can be got in no other way. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883\|Various The pond or reservoir above the floodgate is separated from the weir by a stone wall on the left, or south-west side. Wild Wales\|George Borrow British Dictionary definitions for floodgate floodgate / (ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt) / noun Also called: head gate, water gate a gate in a sluice that is used to control the flow of waterSee also sluicegate (often plural) a control or barrier against an outpouring or flowto open the floodgates to immigration Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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