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beartrap gate

beartrap gate noun: a waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.

Noun

beartrap gate (plural beartrap gates)

  1. A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.

Forms of beartrap gate

pluralbeartrap gates
alternative formbear trap gate
alternative formbeartrapgate
alternative formbeartrap-gate
alternative formbear-trap-gate
alternative formbear-trap gate

Origin of beartrap gate

From beartrap + gate. From being a gate reminiscent of the operation of a beartrap.

Questions about beartrap gate

What does beartrap gate mean?
Beartrap gate means a waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.
What part of speech is beartrap gate?
Beartrap gate is a noun.
What is the plural of beartrap gate?
The plural of beartrap gate is beartrap gates.

Words near beartrap gate in the dictionary

  1. Bearsted
  2. beartamer
  3. beartamers
  4. bearthite
  5. beartrap
  6. beartrap gate
  7. beartrap gates
  8. beartraps
  9. Bearville
  10. bearward
  11. bearwards

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