FLOODGATE

Meaning of FLOODGATE in English

[flood.gate] n [ME flodgate] (13c) 1: a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water: sluice

2: something serving to restrain an outburst "opened the ~s"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

FLOODGATE — noun Etymology: Middle English flodgate Date: 13th century a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLOODGATE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from flood + gate 1. a. : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLOODGATE — /flud"gayt'/ , n. 1. Civ. Engin. a gate designed to regulate the flow of water. 2. anything serving to control …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLOODGATE — n. gate designed to regulate water flow, sluice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLOODGATE — noun Etymology: Middle English flodgate Date: 13th century 1. : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLOODGATE — ■ noun 1》 a gate that can be opened or closed to admit or exclude water, especially the lower gate …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLOODGATE — Floodgates of the Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River, Washington gate for shutting out or releasing the flow of water …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLOODGATE — floodgate BrE AmE ˈflʌd ɡeɪt ⇨ˈflʌɡ- ▷ floodgate|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLOODGATE — / ˈflʌdgeɪt; NAmE / noun [ usually pl. ] a gate that can be opened or closed to control the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLOODGATE — flood ‧ gate /ˈflʌdɡeɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . open the floodgates a) if something opens the floodgates, or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLOODGATE — n. 1 a gate opened or closed to admit or exclude water, esp. the lower gate of a lock. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLOODGATE — n. 1 a gate opened or closed to admit or exclude water, esp. the lower gate of a lock. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLOODGATE — n.1 a gate opened or closed to admit or exclude water, esp. the lower gate of a lock. 2 (usu. …
Oxford English vocab
FLOODGATE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB open ▪ Its authors say the motorway has opened the floodgates for development on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLOODGATE — [noun] [C] - a gate which can be opened or closed to control a flow of water
Cambridge English vocab
FLOODGATE — Synonyms and related words : aboideau, air lock, avenue, blowhole, channel, chute, debouch, dock gate, door, egress, emunctory, escape, estuary, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLOODGATE — (1) A gate used to control the flow of a body of water. Also referred to as a Water Gate. …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
FLOODGATE — 1) водоспуск 2) вешияк 3) водоспускной шлюз, шлюзовой затвор > to open the *s дать волю (чему-л.); открыть дорогу /путь/ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLOODGATE — Шлюз
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FLOODGATE — floodgate.ogg ʹflʌdgeıt n шлюз, шлюзовой затвор to open the floodgates - а) дать волю ( чему-л. ); б) открыть дорогу …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLOODGATE — 1) паводковый водослив 2) водоспуск || водоспускной 3) приливный шлюз
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FLOODGATE — шлюз
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLOODGATE — (n) шлюз; шлюзовой затвор
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FLOODGATE — n шлюз, шлюзовой затвор ♢ to open the ~s - а) дать волю ( чему-л. ); б) открыть дорогу /путь/ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FLOODGATE — n шлюз, шлюзовой затвор to open the floodgates - а) дать волю ( чему-л. ); б) открыть дорогу /путь/ ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLOODGATE — n. шлюз, шлюзные ворота, шлюзный затвор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FLOODGATE — n. шлюз, шлюзные ворота, шлюзный затвор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FLOODGATE — затвор (гидротехнический)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
FLOODGATE — шлюз
English-Russian vocab
FLOODGATE — 1) водоспуск 2) вешияк 3) водоспускной шлюз, шлюзовой затвор > to open the *s дать волю (чему-л.); открыть дорогу /путь/ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLOODGATE — n. Pronunciation: ' fl ə d- ˌ g ā t Function: noun Etymology: Middle English flodgate Date: 13th century 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FLOODGATE — шлюз
English-Russian Online Dictionary
FLOODGATE — шлюз
Англо-Русский словарь

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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