WATER GATE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the phrase water gate. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase water gate. (close relations)

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	controversy				nounn
	noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
	scandal				nounn
	noun • disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people • a disgraceful event
	wrongdoing				nounn
	noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law
	floodgate				nounn
	noun • something that restrains a flood or outpouring • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
	penstock				nounn
	noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
	sluicegate				nounn
	noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
	head gate				nounn
	noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end
	sluice valve				nounn
	noun • regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

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