How to pronounce "floodgate"

• "floodgate" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "floodgate"

Noun

something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"

Synonyms:

• floodgate

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• sluicegate
• sluice valve
• floodgate
• penstock
• head gate
• water gate