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beartrap gate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
beartrap -gate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.

Etymology

From beartrap + gate. From being a gate reminiscent of the operation of a beartrap.

Inflected Forms

beartrap gates (plural) bear trap gate (alternative) beartrapgate (alternative) beartrap-gate (alternative) bear-trap-gate (alternative) bear-trap gate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

crest gate radial gate stoplog Tainter gate

Questions

What does beartrap gate mean?
A waterflow/impoundment hydraulically-operated rising double-leaf floodgate used for weirs and dam spillways, and canals, to control waterflow across the top of the gate in the channel.
Where does beartrap gate come from?
From beartrap + gate. From being a gate reminiscent of the operation of a beartrap.

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