Definitions for water gate
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter gate`(n.)
Category: Civil Engineering
Ref: floodgate.
a gateway leading to the edge of a body of water, as at a landing.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of water gate:
1350–1400
Wa•ter•gateˈwɔ tərˌgeɪt, ˈwɒt ər-(n.)
a political scandal during the 1972 presidential campaign, arising from a break-in at Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate building complex in Washington, D.C., and culminating in the resignation of President Nixon.
Category: American History
any scandal involving corruption and other abuses of power, and an attempt to conceal these activities from the public.
Category: American History
Princeton's WordNet
sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate(noun)
regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Wiktionary
water gate(Noun)
A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
Webster Dictionary
Water gate(u)
a gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated
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