noun🔗Share水門An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice."The floodgates were carefully adjusted to control the water flow in the school's new hydroponics system. "学校の新しい水耕栽培システムで水の流れを制御するために、水門が慎重に調整されました。utilitytechnicaldevicestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水門、抑制(by extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc."The announcement of the school trip opened the floodgates of excited chatter among the students. "修学旅行の発表は、生徒たちの興奮したおしゃべりの抑制を開放した。emotionsocietyactiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading