Phrase guide

sluice gate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.

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noun

Meaning 2

Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume, a flood, of activity, emotion, etc.

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Usage: figuratively

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَوْخَة (ḵawḵa) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Bulgarian: сава́к (savák) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Catalan: comporta — portal to allow passage of water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閘門 /闸门 (zhámén) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閘口 /闸口 (zhákǒu) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斗門 /斗门 (dǒumén) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水閘 /水闸 (shuǐzhá) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Finnish: sulkuluukku — portal to allow passage of water
  • French: vanne — portal to allow passage of water
  • German: Schleusentor — portal to allow passage of water
  • Ancient Greek: ἔμβλημα (émblēma) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Italian: chiusa — portal to allow passage of water
  • Italian: paratoia — portal to allow passage of water
  • Italian: saracinesca — portal to allow passage of water
  • Italian: scolmatoio — portal to allow passage of water
  • Japanese: 樋門 (himon) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Polish: wrota śluzy — portal to allow passage of water
  • Russian: шлю́зные ворота́ (šljúznyje vorotá) — portal to allow passage of water
  • Spanish: compuerta — portal to allow passage of water
  • Swedish: slusslucka — portal to allow passage of water