floodgate
🇺🇸
/ˈflʌdɡeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈflʌdɡeɪt/
noun
R
A door to stop or let water go through in a river.
Opening the floodgate helped prevent the town from flooding.
translation
A door to stop or let water go through in a river.
Word Forms
Plural
floodgates