beartrap gate

noun

A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.

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Meanings

nounbeartrap gate (plural beartrap gates)

plural beartrap gates · alternative bear trap gate · alternative beartrapgate · alternative beartrap-gate · alternative bear-trap-gate · alternative bear-trap gate

  1. A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.

Origin

From beartrap + gate. From being a gate reminiscent of the operation of a beartrap.

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APA

beartrap gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beartrap%20gate

MLA

“beartrap gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beartrap%20gate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beartrap gate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beartrap%20gate.

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