sluice gate
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water…A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
» The dam's sluice gate broke and the water flooded several nearby towns.
Meaning
2 sensesA portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.
Schleusentor
шлю́зные ворота́šljúznyje vorotá
(figuratively)Something which restrains or releases a substantial volume, a flood, of activity, emotion, etc.
Examples
3 sentencesThe dam's sluice gate broke and the water flooded several nearby towns.
Many of the world's largest sluice gates are in the Netherlands.
deViele der größten Schleusen der Welt finden sich in den Niederlanden. — Yorwba
Many of the world's largest sluice gates are located in the Netherlands.