floodgate
IPA: fɫˈʌdgeɪt
noun
- An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
- (by extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.
- (obsolete) A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.
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Examples of "floodgate" in Sentences
- We want to open that floodgate.
- The floodgate system was completed.
- Games opened the lachrymal floodgates.
- The others though would simply open a floodgate.
- He then dies, his clothing caught on the floodgate.
- Are we opening a floodgate that may not be closable
- They build a floodgate due to Riten's construction talent.
- The gears in the floodgate picture are straight bevel gears.
- That link is opening up a floodgate that should not be opened.
- He is currently the Creative Director of Floodgate Entertainment.
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