How to pronounce "floodgate" (English)
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Meanings and definitions of "floodgate"
- Noun
something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
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- Noun
regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
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