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floodgate

Today it means: An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice. Full definition →

Middle English flodegate

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floodgate · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromflodegate
English todayfloodgate

From Middle English flodegate, flodgate, flodeyate, floodȝate, flodȝete, equivalent to flood + gate.

Floodgate · proper noun²

From floodgate.

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