tide gate

noun

An opening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction, but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction.

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Meanings

nountide gate (plural tide gates)

plural tide gates

  1. An opening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction, but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction.
  2. nauticalA place where the tide runs with great velocity, as through a gate.

Translations

Irish geata taoide
  • geata taoideopening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction
Cite this entry
APA

tide gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20gate

MLA

“tide gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20gate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tide gate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20gate.

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