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head gate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun head gate has 2 senses
- head gate(n = noun.artifact) floodgate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice; Array is a kind of regulator
- head gate(n = noun.artifact) Array - a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end; Array is a kind of gate
is a part of penstock, sluice, sluiceway
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