sluice gate
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Meaning
- noun A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
- noun Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume, a flood, of activity, emotion, etc.
Similar words
sluice-gate floodgate hatch lock gate tide gate waste gate beartrap gate gateway handgate watergate
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