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Tainter gate

Tainter gate noun: a type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.

Noun

Tainter gate (plural Tainter gates)

  1. A type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.

Tainter gate meaning in Tamil

Tainter gate in Tamil

வட்டத்துண்டு மதகு

Forms of Tainter gate

pluralTainter gates

Origin of Tainter gate

Named after American structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter of Wisconsin.

Questions about Tainter gate

What does Tainter gate mean?
Tainter gate means a type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.
What is Tainter gate in Tamil?
Tainter gate in Tamil is வட்டத்துண்டு மதகு. See Tainter gate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Tainter gate?
Tainter gate is a noun.
What is the plural of Tainter gate?
The plural of Tainter gate is Tainter gates.

Words near Tainter gate in the dictionary

  1. taint
  2. taintable
  3. tainted
  4. taintedness
  5. tainter
  6. Tainter gate
  7. Tainter gates
  8. tainters
  9. taintest
  10. tainteth
  11. tainting

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