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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 sluice
2. a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end
Familiarity information: HEAD GATE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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