FLOODGATE


Meaning of FLOODGATE in English

/flud"gayt'/ , n.

1. Civ. Engin. a gate designed to regulate the flow of water.

2. anything serving to control the indiscriminate flow or passage of something.

[ 1175-1225; ME; see FLOOD, GATE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .