The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Synonyms: sluicegate, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate
sluice valve
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 | penstock |
| Gate (engineering) |
| Gate valve |
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Mentioned in
- penstock
- Gate (engineering)
- Gate valve
- 1851 (chronology)
- 1870 (chronology)
- USS Spuyten Duyvil (1864)
- HMS Untamed (P58)
- George Jennings
