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Sluice gate
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
📖 Definitions of "Sluice gate"
noun
- 1
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
- 2
Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume—a flood—of activity, emotion, etc.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sluice gate"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sluice-gatenoun | Alternative form of sluice gate. [A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.] |
| floodgatenoun | (figuratively, extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc. |
| hatchnoun | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. |
| lock gatenoun | (Usually) one of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir. |
| tide gatenoun | An opening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction, but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction. |
| waste gatenoun | A gate for discharging surplus water from a dam, etc. |
| beartrap gatenoun | A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel. |
| gatewaynoun | A place regarded as giving access to somewhere. |
| handgatenoun | A gate that can be opened and closed by hand. |
| watergatenoun | An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. |
| gatenoun | A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall. |
| locknoun | Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. |
| sally portnoun | An entryway controlled by two doors or gates, each of which must be closed before the other can open. |
| tailgatenoun | (automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading. |
| gatingnoun | The selective regulation or restriction of access to something. |
| kissing gatenoun | A small gate, used instead of a stile at the boundary of a field, that swings in a U- or V-shaped enclosure and touches (kisses) each of two gateposts, allowing one person at a time to pass through, but being too complex for livestock to operate; the intention of the design being, that it can't be left fully open. |
| stoplognoun | A multi-piece barrier used to close an opening, such as across a gate or channel, that is dropped into groves on the two sides of the opening. |
| wicket gatenoun | A small gate or door, especially one built into a large one. |
| doornoun | (architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key. |
| passnoun | An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford. |
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