FLOODGATE
Floodgate
Floodgates are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to adjust flow rates in sluices and canals, or they may be designed to stop water flow entirely as part of a levee or storm surge system. Since most of these devices operate by controlling the water surface elevation being stored or routed, they are also known as crest gates. In the case of flood bypass systems, floodgates sometimes are also used to lower the water levels in a main river or canal channels by allowing more water to flow into a flood bypass or detention ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Floodgate
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floodgate
Noun
- An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
- Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.
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