headgate
noun
head·gate
| \ ˈhed-ˌgāt
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Definition of headgate
: a gate for controlling the water flowing into a channel (such as an irrigation ditch)
Examples of headgate in a Sentence
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The team was training near a headgate on June 11 when one of the firefighters spotted a body in the water. — Washington Post, "4 border deaths in Texas could be a preview of the summer," 24 June 2019 The team was training near a headgate on June 11 when one of the firefighters spotted a body in the water. — Washington Post, "4 border deaths in Texas could be a preview of the summer," 24 June 2019 The team was training near a headgate on June 11 when one of the firefighters spotted a body in the water. — Washington Post, "4 border deaths in Texas could be a preview of the summer," 24 June 2019 The team was training near a headgate on June 11 when one of the firefighters spotted a body in the water. — Anchorage Daily News, "4 border deaths in Texas could be a preview of the summer," 13 June 2019 Downstream from the diversion dam are the headgates, the main control valves for each ditch. — Robert Neuwirth, National Geographic, "Centuries-old irrigation system shows how to manage scarce water," 17 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headgate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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