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floodgate
(redirected from Flood barrier)

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flood·gate  (fldgt)
n.
1. A gate used to control the flow of a body of water. Also called water gate.
2. Something that restrains a flood or outpouring: The ruling opened the floodgates to refugees seeking asylum.
floodgate [ˈflʌdˌgeɪt]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Also called head gate water gate a gate in a sluice that is used to control the flow of water See also sluicegate
2. (often plural) a control or barrier against an outpouring or flow to open the floodgates to immigration
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Noun1.floodgate - something that restrains a flood or outpouringfloodgate - something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
2.floodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluicefloodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate
regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
sluice, sluiceway, penstock - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Translations
floodgate [ˈflʌdgeɪt] N → compuerta f, esclusa f
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Agency staff are on 24 hour alert continuously monitoring river levels, and officers on the ground are on stand-by to check flood defences, clear river blockages and install flood barriers where necessary.
Flood risk as heavy rain will last days by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
As volunteers were battling freezing temperatures to shore up the flood barriers near Fargo, North Dakota, the recently installed Homeland Security boss was keen to show federal authorities were also doing their bit.
US prepared to shelter 30,000 flood victims by AFP / AFP American Edition
As volunteers were battling freezing temperatures to shore up the flood barriers near Fargo, North Dakota, the recently installed Homeland Security boss was keen to show federal authorities were also doing their bit.
US prepared to shelter 30,000 flood victims by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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