Floodgate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈflʌdɡeɪt|
Brit.
|ˈflʌdɡeɪt|
noun
- something that restrains a flood or outpouring
suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
- regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice (syn: penstock, sluicegate)Word forms
noun
singular: floodgate
plural: floodgates
singular: floodgate
plural: floodgates
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