Floodgate and Levee

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

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

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

Usage example: the raging floodwaters were too much for the levee to handle

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Floodgate and levee are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Floodgate" instead a noun "Levee".

Nearby Word: leveed

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