watergate
IPA: wˈɔtɝgeɪt
Root Word: Watergate
noun
- An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.
- A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
- Alternative form of water gate. [A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.]
verb
- (transitive) To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
- (intransitive, somewhat rare) To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal.
- Alternative form of Watergate. [(transitive) To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.]
water gate
IPA: wˈɔtɝgˈeɪt
noun
- A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
- (slang, obsolete) A vulva or vagina.
- Alternative form of watergate (“gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water”). [A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.]
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