| 释义 | 
		water gate I. noun Etymology: Middle English watergate, from water + gate (way)  chiefly Scotland  : a natural channel for water : watercourse II. noun Etymology: Middle English watergate, from water + gat, gate gate (opening) 1.  : a gate (as of private grounds or a building) giving access to a body of water 2.  : a gateway or sluice for the passage of water; also  : a gate or valve controlling the flow of water : floodgate — compare gate valve 3.  : a passageway for passage of traffic by water |