sluice gate

1. A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.

   Schleusentor

   шлю́зные ворота́šljúznyje vorotá

2. (переносно)Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume, a flood, of activity, emotion, etc.

1. The dam's sluice gate broke and the water flooded several nearby towns.

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2. Many of the world's largest sluice gates are in the Netherlands.

   deViele der größten Schleusen der Welt finden sich in den Niederlanden.

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3. Many of the world's largest sluice gates are located in the Netherlands.

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