floodgate

Letters that make floodgate

a, o, d, e, f, g, l, t are letters that make 'floodgate'

Words within floodgate

gat, gate, loo, OD, te, at, dg, flood, FL, Ate, At, Ga, Te, GA are words within 'floodgate'


2 possible definitions for 'floodgate'

Floodgate as "regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice"

Under this definition, floodgate is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

penstock, sluicegate, sluice valve, head gate, water gate have the same meaning as 'floodgate'

floodgate as a type

'floodgate' can be a type of regulator.

floodgate as a part

'floodgate' can be a part of sluice, sluiceway, penstock.


Floodgate as "something that restrains a flood or outpouring"

Under this definition, floodgate is a noun and has the following properties:

floodgate as a type

'floodgate' can be a type of restraint.

Example of floodgate used within this context

"suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"



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