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floodgate meaning in Tamil

மடை

/ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/

floodgate in Tamil: மடை. In English, floodgate means an adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

Tamil words for floodgate

மடை

English meaning of floodgate

  1. noun An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
  2. noun Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc.
  3. noun A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.

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Questions about floodgate in Tamil

What is the meaning of floodgate in Tamil?
Floodgate in Tamil is மடை.
floodgate என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Floodgate: மடை.
What does floodgate mean in English?
Floodgate means an adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: floodgate (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: floodgate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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