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单词 head gate
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head gate


noun

a control gate at the upstream end of a canal or lock.
a floodgate of a race, sluice, etc.

Origin of head gate

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby head gate

head fold, head for, headforemost, headframe, headfuck, head gate, headgear, headguard, headhunt, headhunter, headhunting
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Example sentences from the Web for head gate

  • It was the sodden fleece of the old ewe, which had been drifted against the head-gate and held there to her death.

    In Exile and Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote
  • It was the sodden fleece of the old ewe which had been drifted against the "head-gate," and held there to her death.

    Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)|Constance Fenimore Woolson

British Dictionary definitions for head gate

head gate

noun

a gate that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end of a lock or conduitCompare tail gate
another name for floodgate (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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