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Meaning of word floodgate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Something that restrains a flood or outpouring.

Example : Suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants.

Meaning : Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.

Synonyms : head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

republic of yemen (noun)
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Formed in 1990.

pragmatical (adjective)
Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.