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HEAD GATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does head gate mean? 

HEAD GATE (noun)
  The noun HEAD GATE has 2 senses:

1. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluiceplay

2. a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper endplay

  Familiarity information: HEAD GATE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEAD GATE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

floodgate; head gate; penstock; sluice valve; sluicegate; water gate

Hypernyms ("head gate" is a kind of...):

regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)

Holonyms ("head gate" is a part of...):

penstock; sluice; sluiceway (conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("head gate" is a kind of...):

gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)


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