"beartrap gate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beartrap gates [plural]
Etymology: bear trap + gate. From being a gate reminiscent of the operation of a bear trap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bear trap|gate}} bear trap + gate Head templates: {{en-noun}} beartrap gate (plural beartrap gates)
  1. A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel. Synonyms: bear trap gate, beartrapgate, beartrap-gate, bear-trap-gate, bear-trap gate Coordinate_terms: crest gate, radial gate, stoplog, Tainter gate
    Sense id: en-beartrap_gate-en-noun-~b94-V7b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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