Thesaurus results for FLOODGATE

floodgate

noun

Definition of floodgate

as in sluice

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Recent Examples of floodgate The floodgates opened early on Friday night at loanDepot Park. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026 The floodgates to common sense have busted open, testing political natural selection. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2026 This doesn’t and shouldn’t open the floodgates throughout the rest of a firm. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Hilary Crowley, a county spokeswoman, said a $100 million floodgate completed in 2024 has been infested with the relentless mollusks, requiring an expensive removal. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for floodgate

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Noun

The water flow is being managed at Canton Lake, and the Corps of Engineers said the goal is to have between 600 and 730 cubic feet of water per second leave through sluice gates during the greatest period of flow.

— Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026
Kids can dig for fossil replicas and pose for photos next to life-sized dinosaur statues, or pan for treasures in the sluice machine.

— Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of sluice

Noun

This means the One-All bypasses complex, costly safety barriers like airbags and crash-testing certifications that are needed for passenger cars.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Made with a breathable bamboo-viscose surface and waterproof barrier, it's designed to protect against spills without the uncomfortable crinkling of traditional mattress covers.

— Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of barrier

Noun

The massive Ukrainian barrage appeared designed to show that Kyiv is holding its own in the war, countering Moscow’s insistence that a Russian victory is inevitable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
The massive Ukrainian drone barrage appeared designed to show that Kyiv is holding its own in the war, countering Moscow’s insistence that a Russian victory is inevitable.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of barrage

Noun

In two separate but similar incidents, suspects also rammed vehicles into security barricades near the White House in March 2026 and October 2025.

— Bonny Chu , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Rioters looted stores and set fires to barricades in Frankfurt on Saturday as protests across Germany demanded lower living costs and better education.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of barricade

Noun

Removing the weir will lower the entire lagoon’s water level by several feet and restore the ebb and flow of ocean tides to the basin.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Known as Big John, the man was fined and forced to dismantle his traditional fish weir or risk imprisonment after he was reported for fishing outside of the reservation.

— Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 30 May 2026

Definition of weir

Noun

Crafted from smooth leather with gold hardware, featuring a dedicated front phone pocket with a secure turn-lock closure, keeping your most important things secure and close at hand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
According to Takehara, the intruder used a drill on the door’s lock to gain entry.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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