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floodgate

One entry found for floodgate.
Main Entry: flood·gate
Pronunciation: 'fl&d-"gAt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English flodgate
1 : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water : SLUICE
2 : something serving to restrain an outburst <opened the floodgates of criticism>