Search Result for "head_gate":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice;
[syn: sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate]

2. a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

head gate n 1: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate] 2: a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end