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floodgate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
floodgate
Definition
(noun) something that restrains a flood or outpouring
Example Sentence
suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
Definition
(noun) regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Synonyms
:
head gate
,
penstock
,
sluice valve
,
sluicegate
,
water gate
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