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fusegates

fusegates is the plural of fusegate.

Meaning of fusegate

Noun

fusegate (plural fusegates)

  1. A modular spillway sill invented in 1989 to improve dam safety by increasing water storage.
    • The amount of ballast in each fusegate and the elevation of the intake well determine the pool elevation at which a fusegate will tip, that is, rotate downstream.1990, Golden State Floodlight: California Floodplain Management Newsletter, page 70

Questions about fusegates

What is fusegates the plural of?
Fusegates is the plural of fusegate.

Words near fusegates in the dictionary

  1. fused sentences
  2. fusedness
  3. fusee
  4. fusees
  5. fusegate
  6. fusegates
  7. fuseki
  8. fusekis
  9. fusel
  10. fusel alcohol
  11. fusel alcohols

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