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Floodgate

/ˈflʌdɡeɪt/

An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

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noun
  1. 1

    An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.

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