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compuerta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gate noun A movable barrier that closes an opening in a wall, fence, or entrance.
  • hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
  • sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
  • weir noun A low dam built across a river or stream to control the water level or the rate of flow.

Senses

compuerta is used for these senses in English:

  • gate (computing) A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
  • hatch A small door in large mechanical structures and vehicles such as aircraft and spacecraft often provided for access for maintenance.
  • 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.
  • weir An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.

gate — full definition

  1. noun A movable barrier that closes an opening in a wall, fence, or entrance.
  2. noun The numbered area at an airport where passengers board a flight.
  3. noun The total number of tickets sold, or money earned, for an event.
  4. verb To control or restrict access to something.

hatch — full definition

  1. noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
  2. verb For a young animal to break out of its egg, or for an egg to produce a young animal.
  3. verb To plan or devise something, especially a scheme.

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