sea gate

noun

A channel or waterway giving access to the ocean.

Meanings

nounsea gate (plural sea gates)

plural sea gates

  1. A channel or waterway giving access to the ocean.
  2. Either of a pair of gates in a tidal basin as a safeguard against a heavy sea.
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