All floodgate synonyms
flood·gate
F f noun floodgate
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- head gate — a control gate at the upstream end of a canal or lock.
- water gate — a gate for halting or controlling the flow of water in a watercourse; floodgate.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- weir — a small dam in a river or stream.
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- sluice — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.