floodgate
Meaning
- An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
- (figuratively) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc.
- (obsolete) A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.
Synonyms
head gate
sluice valve
canal lock
lock-gate
tail gate
sliding valve
sliding gate
water escape
anchor gate
draw-gate
vanne
Schleusentor
esclusaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English flodegate, flodgate, flodeyate, floodȝate, flodȝete, equivalent to flood + gate.
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