floodgateEnglish

floodgate, head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate

Noun

Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

English: sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate

Something that restrains a flood or outpouring

English: floodgate

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