"water gate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-water gate.wav Forms: water gates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water gate (plural water gates)
  1. A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
    Sense id: en-water_gate-en-noun-fIeXGqqB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Walls and fences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 30 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 13 4 Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 38 46 16
  2. Alternative form of watergate (“gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: watergate (extra: gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water)
    Sense id: en-water_gate-en-noun-Ay5Ew~ax Categories (other): Walls and fences Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 38 46 16
  3. (slang, obsolete) A vulva or vagina. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-water_gate-en-noun-si3GOuL6 Categories (other): Genitalia, Walls and fences Disambiguation of Genitalia: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 38 46 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: floodgate, sluice gate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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