sluice gate

Noun

 * 1) A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
 * 2)  Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume—a flood—of activity, emotion, etc.
 * 1)  Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume—a flood—of activity, emotion, etc.
 * 1)  Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume—a flood—of activity, emotion, etc.
 * 1)  Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume—a flood—of activity, emotion, etc.

Translations

 * Arabic: خَوْخَة
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Finnish: sulkuluukku
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 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἔμβλημα
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Russian: шлю́зные ворота́
 * Spanish: compuerta
 * Swedish: slusslucka