Floodgate
Floodgate noun - Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.
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Synonyms for Floodgate
Sluice valve is a synonym for floodgate. In some cases you can use "Sluice valve" instead a noun "Floodgate".
Sluice valve
Sluice valve noun - Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.
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Synonyms for Sluice valve
Floodgate is a synonym for sluice valve. You can use "Floodgate" instead a noun phrase "Sluice valve".
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Sluice valve and Floodgate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/floodgate/sluice_valve
Floodgate & Sluice valve. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/floodgate/sluice_valve>.
Sluice valve or Floodgate. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/floodgate/sluice_valve.
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