Tür und Tor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- floodgate noun A gate that can be opened or closed to control water flowing through a channel.
Senses
Tür und Tor is used for these senses in English:
- floodgate (figuratively, extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc.
floodgate — full definition
- noun A gate that can be opened or closed to control water flowing through a channel.
- noun Something that holds back or limits a sudden rush of people, feeling, or similar things.
- noun A strong rush of water flowing through a floodgate.
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