flodegate

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flodgate, flodeyate, floodȝate, flodȝete, flodeȝate

Etymology

From flod +‎ gate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /floːdɡaːt/, /floːdjɛt/

Noun

flodegate (plural flodegates)

1. floodgate

Descendants

• English: floodgate

References

• “flọ̄d-yāte (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.