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Definisjon av floodgate

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Noun
floodgate - something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
floodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
sluicegate, sluice valve, penstock, head gate, water gate
regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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Substantiv
floodgate - An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
floodgate - Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.

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  • Floodgates are adjustable gates used to control water flow in reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to adjust flow rates in sluices and canals, or they may be designed to stop water flow entirely as part of a levee or storm surge system. Since most of these devices operate by controlling the water surface elevation being stored or routed, they are also known as crest gates.

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