floodgate
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floodgate Definition
(n)
something
that
restrains
a
flood
or
outpouring
; "
suspension
of
surveillance
opened
the
floodgates
to
illegal
immigrants
"
(n)
regulator
consisting
of
a
valve
or
gate
that
controls
the
rate
of
water
flow
through
a
sluice
floodgate Synonyms
floodgate
head gate
penstock
sluice valve
sluicegate
water gate
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