| 单词 | falling gate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfalling gate falling gate n. †(a) a gate at the entrance to an enclosure for livestock, an enclosed field, etc.; = falgate n. (obsolete rare); (b) a portcullis (now rare); (occasionally) †a drawbridge (obsolete); (c) = falling sluice n. (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > gate, lock, or sluice hatchOE clowa1250 lock1261 water lock1261 sluice1340 water gate1390 sewer-gate1402 spay1415 floodgatec1440 shuttlec1440 spayer1450 gate1496 falling gate1524 spoye1528 gote1531 penstock1542 ventil1570 drawgate1587 flood-hatch1587 turnpike1623 slaker1664 lock gate1677 hatchway1705 flash1768 turnpike-lock1771 sluice-gate1781 pound-lock1783 stop-gate1790 buck gate1791 slacker1797 aboiteau1802 koker1814 guard-lock1815 falling sluice1819 lasher1840 fender1847 tailgate1875 weir-hatch1875 wicket1875 1524 in J. L. Fisher Medieval Farming Gloss. (1968) 13 [Shelley, Essex] Fallyngegate, wicket-gate. 1564 in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (2014) I. 391 At the corner at the quenes colledge and Martyn gylles house was set a great fallying gate with locke and stapull. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Portcullise, a falling gate to keepe out enemies from a Cittie, or keepe them in. 1801 Act 41 George III c. 134. 2559 Two clear Openings..in which shall be placed Falling Gates. 1843 Amer. Pioneer Sept. 387 A plan of Fort Defiance... A falling gate or drawbridge which was raised and lowered by pullies, across the ditch. 1937 E. E. Lenz Lenz Family i. 5 A deep moat, drawbridge and a huge falling gate make perfect the restoration of this ancient feudal castle. 1982 Organiser 12 Jan. 12/4 If automatic falling gates are used on the check Dams there will be no danger of out-flanking and no silt deposition will take place against the Dam weir. < as lemmas |
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