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floodgate

/ˈflʌdˌgeɪt/ /ˈflʌdgeɪt/
noun
GeneralEngineering
  1. 1 savak kapağı, taşkın kapağı countable

Definition (English)

A gate that controls the flow of water, especially in a dam or canal.

Example Sentences

  1. The floodgate was opened to release pressure.
    Baskıyı azaltmak için sel kapağı açıldı.
  2. Engineers opened the floodgates to lower the level of the reservoir.
    Mühendisler baraj gölünün seviyesini düşürmek için savak kapaklarını açtı.
Figurative
  1. 1 set (mecazen), önünü kesen engel countable

Definition (English)

Something that holds back a large amount of something, used mainly in "open the floodgates".

Example Sentences

  1. The news opened the floodgates of public anger.
    Haber kamuoyunun öfke selini başlattı.
  2. Lowering the price could open the floodgates to cheap imports.
    Fiyatı düşürmek, ucuz ithalatın önünü sonuna kadar açabilir.

Collocations

open the floodgatesclose the floodgates