floodgate
See also: flood-gate and flood gate
English
Etymology
From Middle English flodegate, flodgate, flodeyate, floodȝate, flodȝete, equivalent to flood + gate.
Noun
floodgate (plural floodgates)
Translations
gate or valve
See also
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