Floodgate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that restrains a flood or outpouring

regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈʌdɡeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈʌdɡeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈʌdɡeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈʌdɡeɪt/.

Examples

suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sluice valve water gate penstock sluicegate head gate

Parts of Speech

noun	something that restrains a flood or outpouring “suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants”
noun	regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schleuse

etwas, das eine Überschwemmung oder einen Erguss zurückhält

🇫🇷French

vanne

quelque chose qui retient une inondation ou une effusion

🇪🇸Spanish

compuerta

algo que frena una inundación o un derramamiento

🇮🇹Italian

chiusa

qualcosa che trattiene un'alluvione o un'effusione

🇳🇱Dutch

sluisdeur

iets dat een overstroming of uitstorting tegenhoudt

🇵🇹Portuguese

comporta

algo que restringe uma inundação ou derramamento

🇷🇺Russian

шлюз

что-то, что сдерживает наводнение или излияние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलद्वर

कुछ ऐसा जो बाढ़ या उफान को रोकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লাডগেট

এমন কিছু যা বন্যা বা বহিঃপ্রবাহকে বাধা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வெள்ள வாசல்

வெள்ளம் அல்லது வெளியேற்றத்தைத் தடுக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

వరద ద్వారం

వరద లేదా ప్రవాహాన్ని నిరోధించే విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्लडगेट

एखादी गोष्ट जी पूर किंवा ओघळण्यास प्रतिबंध करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લડગેટ

કંઈક કે જે પૂર અથવા વહેણને અટકાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರವಾಹದ ಬಾಗಿಲು

ಪ್ರವಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಹರಿವನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കകവാടം

വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കത്തെയോ ഒഴുക്കിനെയോ തടയുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਲੱਡ ਗੇਟ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਹੜ੍ਹ ਜਾਂ ਆਊਟਡੋਰ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیلاب کا دروازہ

ایسی چیز جو سیلاب یا بارش کو روکتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闸

抑制洪水或倾盆大雨的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

水門

洪水や土砂降りを抑えるもの

🇰🇷Korean

수문

홍수나 쏟아지는 것을 막는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cửa xả lũ

một cái gì đó hạn chế lũ lụt hoặc tuôn ra

🇹🇭Thai

ประตูระบายน้ำ

สิ่งที่กั้นน้ำท่วมหรือหลั่งไหลออกมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pintu air

sesuatu yang menahan banjir atau curahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pintuan ng baha

isang bagay na pumipigil sa isang baha o pagbuhos

🇲🇾Malay

pintu air

sesuatu yang menghalang banjir atau curahan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوابة الفيضان

شيء يمنع الفيضان أو التدفق

🇮🇷Persian

سیل بند

چیزی که جلوی سیل یا طغیان را بگیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

bent kapağı

sel veya taşkınları engelleyen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

סֶכֶר

משהו שמרסן שיטפון או שפך

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The primary meaning of 'floodgate' is 'something that restrains a flood or outpouring'.

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