floodgate
Kelime Anlamı :

1. bent kapağı.
2. set.
3. sel kapısı.
4. taşkın kapağı.
Tanımlar :
1. A gate used to control the flow of a body of water. also called water gate.
2. something that restrains a flood or outpouring: the ruling opened the floodgates to refugees seeking asylum.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. an adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
2. anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
2. something that restrains a flood or outpouring
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.