sluicegate

A noun referring to a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma comporta ou válvula usada para regular a passagem e a velocidade da água em um canal, dique ou eclusa.

1. Water flow regulator C1 formal technical

   A valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.

   • The operator opened the sluicegate to release water from the reservoir.
   • A broken sluicegate caused flooding in the lower fields.
   • Engineers inspected the sluicegate for signs of wear and tear.

   🇵🇹Comporta de comporta

   Sinônimos: floodgatehead gatepenstocksluicewater gate

• sluicegates plural form
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• sluicegate's possessive singular form