Translations for „floodgates“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

floodgate N fig

to open the floodgates

дать во́лю (чему́-ли́бо)

Usage examples with floodgates

to open the floodgates

дать во́лю (чему́-ли́бо)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The barrage is long and its spillway is composed of ten main floodgates along with five undersluices on its right side and three on its left.

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That opened the floodgates and my email queue has been swamped with similar tales from furious customers.

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The dam's spillway contains six floodgates that are wide and high each.

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When it starts to happen the floodgates open for players like that.

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It has two floodgates capable of releasing.

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As in the real world, the information floodgates are open and, visually, it surges through like a plague of locusts or a tsunami wave.

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The gross storage capacity of the dam is 18842000m3 acre feet and its spillway is controlled by 48 floodgates.

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During the monsoon the dam opens its floodgates to control the water and one can witness the power of water when many floodgates of the dam are opened.

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Floodgates were also fitted to the canal entrance.

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The dam's spillway consists of four x floodgates on its crest with a maximum discharge capacity of.

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