head gate

head gate

n.

1. A control gate upstream of a lock or canal.

2. A floodgate that controls the flow of water in a ditch, sluice, race, or channel.

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head gate

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a gate that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end of a lock or conduit Compare tail gate

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) another name for floodgate [1]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	head gate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgate 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
	2.	head gate - a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end gate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall