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English noun: floodgate | |||
| 1. | floodgate (cognition) something that restrains a flood or outpouring | ||
| Samples | Suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | restraint | ||
| 2. | floodgate (artifact) regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | ||
| Synonyms | head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regulator | ||
| Part meronym | penstock, sluice, sluiceway | ||
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