floodgates

CEFRC1

/flˈʌˌdɡeɪts/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Gates used to control the flow of floodwater.

Examples

  • The floodgates were opened to release water.

  • The news opened the floodgates of criticism.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The heavy rain forced them to open the floodgates.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Engineers opened the huge blank to release excess water from the dam after the storm.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby