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flap gate

flap gate noun: a device that allows water to flow in one direction only through a culvert; it is used especially to drain surface water from coastal marshes at low tide.

Noun

flap gate (plural flap gates)

  1. A device that allows water to flow in one direction only through a culvert; it is used especially to drain surface water from coastal marshes at low tide

flap gate meaning in Tamil

flap gate in Tamil

மடக்குக்கதவு

Forms of flap gate

pluralflap gates
alternative formflapgate

Questions about flap gate

What does flap gate mean?
Flap gate means a device that allows water to flow in one direction only through a culvert; it is used especially to drain surface water from coastal marshes at low tide.
What is flap gate in Tamil?
Flap gate in Tamil is மடக்குக்கதவு. See Flap gate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flap gate?
Flap gate is a noun.
What is the plural of flap gate?
The plural of flap gate is flap gates.

Words near flap gate in the dictionary

  1. flap copies
  2. flap copy
  3. flap display
  4. flap doodle
  5. flap doodles
  6. flap gate
  7. flap gates
  8. flap off
  9. flap one's gums
  10. flap one's jaw
  11. flap one's jaws

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