Floodgate Definition & Meaning
Recent Examples on the Web
There was a lot of speculation that after the strikes, the marketplace would open up again and the floodgates would open with dealmaking.
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Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
Design of the floodgates and pump station are the last pieces needed for the operational functions of the channel, according to an agency press release.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
Overdue canal rehabilitation Another irrigation district will use the money to replace a 120-year-old floodgate, among other things.
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The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
As the Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd roared, Clark made a second consecutive shot beyond the arc, and the floodgates opened.
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Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
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Floodgate
Even just knowing that the floodgates have been opened is enough to make everyone question every piece of content, and therefore, reality.
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Bysage Lazzaro, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
In the business district, Frasers Property’s 38-story tower has added floodgates.
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TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
Just one — No. 6 for the Niners overall — and the floodgates might open for Shanahan and the Niners.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
The floodgates opened for the 49ers right afterward.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
Levees are composed of compacted soils formed in a linear, pyramid shape at heights to reduce the risk of flooding from storm surge and the Mississippi River.
Floodwalls are made of concrete and located at points along the levees to prevent erosion or where there is insufficient space for the wide slope of a levee. Floodwalls are referred to by their shapes such as T-walls that provide extra stability where conditions warrant, and I-walls that require less fortification.
Floodgate Definition & Meaning
Levees, Floodwalls and Floodgates
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