head gate

head gate

n.1. A control gate upstream of a lock or canal.2. A floodgate that controls the flow of water in a ditch, sluice, race, or channel.

head gate

n1. (Civil Engineering) a gate that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end of a lock or conduit. Compare tail gate2. (Civil Engineering) another name for floodgate¹

head′ gate`

n. 1. a control gate at the upstream end of a canal or lock. 2. a floodgate of a race, sluice, etc. [1830–40, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	head gate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluicepenstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgateregulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.sluice, sluiceway, penstock - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
	2.	head gate - a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper endgate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall