Defenition of the word floodgate

• Defenition of the word floodgate

  • valve or gate that controls rate of water flow through a sluice
  • a gate in a sluice that can control the flow of water
  • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
  • something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
  • something that restrains a flood or outpouring

Synonyms for the word floodgate

• • head gate
  • penstock
  • sluice valve
  • sluicegate
  • water gate

Meronymys for the word floodgate

• • penstock
  • sluice
  • sluiceway

Hypernyms for the word floodgate

• • dam
  • dike
  • dyke
  • levee
  • regulator
  • restraint

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