Assertion: wicket gate | /r/HasProperty | struck by vessel
Facets:
value: inadvertently
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It is a further object of this invention to provide a wicket gate having a failsafe device which will void the destruction of the wicket if it is inadvertently struck by a vessel.
text: The slip clutch in the preferred embodiment of the invention operates as a failsafe device such that when the wicket is inadvertently struck by a vessel, or other material floating in the navigable water, the wicket will deflect towards its horizontal position, as the slip clutch will give when the load exceeds a predetermined maximum against the wicket gate.