On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Floodgate. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as restraint or penstock and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Floodgate meaning
- An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
- Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc.
- A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.
Using Floodgate
- The main meaning on this page is: An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice. | Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc. | A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.
- Useful related words include: restraint, sluicegate, sluice valve, penstock.
- In the example corpus, floodgate often appears in combinations such as: opened floodgate, floodgate of, the floodgate.
Context around Floodgate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Floodgate
- In this selection, "floodgate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, control and operators stand out and add context to how "floodgate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 128 at floodgate and into a floodgate control room. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "floodgate" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with floodgate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Amla didn’t last long in the third session though and his wicket opened a floodgate of sorts. (18 words)
During the Cold War in the 1950s, when a nuclear attack seemed entirely possible, the station was converted into a floodgate control room. (23 words)
Now he’s in three bands that play throughout the Gunnison Valley and beyond: Alternative People, the very funky Millk, and Floodgate Operators. (23 words)
If readers like knowing more about local rocks and especially jade we have our own best living breathing source of information in Big Sam Gitchell at the Rock Stop on Highway 128 at Floodgate. (34 words)
While one of the three floodgates was opened at 5.35 am on Sunday when the water level reached 1,164 feet, the second floodgate was opened at around 7 am. (31 words)
The video clip of several youngsters dancing on a dirt road opened a floodgate of opportunities for the group whose videos on YouTube have had many millions of hits. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
The video clip of several youngsters dancing on a dirt road opened a floodgate of opportunities for the group whose videos on YouTube have had many millions of hits.
While one of the three floodgates was opened at 5.35 am on Sunday when the water level reached 1,164 feet, the second floodgate was opened at around 7 am.
During the Cold War in the 1950s, when a nuclear attack seemed entirely possible, the station was converted into a floodgate control room.
If readers like knowing more about local rocks and especially jade we have our own best living breathing source of information in Big Sam Gitchell at the Rock Stop on Highway 128 at Floodgate.
After a cagey opening period at the Craven Cottage, Jeffrey Schlupp opened the floodgate with four minutes to the end of the first half with a cracking strike.
Amla didn’t last long in the third session though and his wicket opened a floodgate of sorts.
Now he’s in three bands that play throughout the Gunnison Valley and beyond: Alternative People, the very funky Millk, and Floodgate Operators.
Common combinations with floodgate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- opened floodgate 2×
- floodgate of 2×
- the floodgate 2×