Schleusentor — meaning in English

English meaning

• floodgate noun A gate that can be opened or closed to control water flowing through a channel.
• sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.

Senses

Schleusentor is used for these senses in English:

• floodgate An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
• lock gate (Usually) one of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir.
• sluice An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
• sluice gate A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.

floodgate — full definition

1. noun A gate that can be opened or closed to control water flowing through a channel.
2. noun Something that holds back or limits a sudden rush of people, feeling, or similar things.
3. noun A strong rush of water flowing through a floodgate.

sluice — full definition

1. noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
2. verb To wash something thoroughly with a flow of water.

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