How to pronounce “sluice gate”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
• (figuratively) Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume, a flood, of activity, emotion, etc.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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