nnoun.cognitionsomething that restrains a flood or outpouringExamples:- suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
Hypernyms:restraint
Inherited Hypernyms:floodgaterestraintrestrictionruleconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactregulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluiceSynset:head gate penstock sluice valve sluicegate water gate
Part Holonyms:penstock sluice sluiceway
Hypernyms:regulator
Inherited Hypernyms:sluicegateregulatorcontrolmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity