( n. )
An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate.
( n. )
An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012