Dam and Floodgate

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Dam noun - A bank of earth constructed to control water.

Usage example: the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake

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Floodgate and dam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Floodgate" instead a noun "Dam".

Floodgate noun - Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.

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Dam and floodgate are semantically related. You can use "Dam" instead a noun "Floodgate".

Makenna doesn't take it well, so she floods her village by opening the floodgate on a dam and runs away.

Source: Literature / The Goblin Wood

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