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floodgates

The correct spelling is floodgates.

How to pronounce floodgates

noun

Say it like: Floo-dga-tes

The correct spelling is floodgates. An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
  2. 2.(by extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.

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