sluice gate (English, noun)
expansion: sluice gate (plural sluice gates)
Senses:
glosses: A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
glosses: Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume, a flood, of activity, emotion, etc.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: sluice gates
tags: plural
form: sluice-gate
tags: alternative
form: sluicegate
tags: alternative