"flood gate" meaning in English

See flood gate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: flood gates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flood gate (plural flood gates)
  1. Alternative form of floodgate. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: floodgate
    Sense id: en-flood_gate-en-noun-Fg5rOwzC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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