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floodgate

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Main Entry: flood·gate
Pronunciation: \ˈfləd-ˌgāt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English flodgate
Date: 13th century

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>


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