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floodgate 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of noun floodgate
The noun floodgate has 2 senses
- floodgate -- (something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants")
- sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate -- (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)