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tide gate
noun
- a gate through which water flows when the tide is in one direction and that closes automatically when the tide is in the opposite direction.
- a restricted passage, as a strait, through which the tide flows swiftly.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tide gate1
First recorded in 1745–55
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