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