water gate

water gate

n.

1. See floodgate.

2. A gate that provides access to a body of water.

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water gate

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a gate in a canal, leat, etc. that can be opened or closed to control the flow of water

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a gate through which access may be gained to a body of water

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

water gate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, 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