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head gate

 
Dictionary: head gate

n.
  1. A control gate upstream of a lock or canal.
  2. A floodgate that controls the flow of water in a ditch, sluice, race, or channel.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
  Synonyms: sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, water gate

Meaning #2: a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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