flapgate

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A form of flap gate — A device that allows water to flow in one direction only through a culvert; it is used especially to drain surface water from coastal marshes at low tide

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Meanings

nounflapgate (plural flapgates)

plural flapgates

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of flap gate.
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APA

flapgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapgate

MLA

“flapgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapgate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flapgate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapgate.

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