floodgates in the PONS Dictionary

floodgates Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to open the floodgates to sth fig
širom otvoriti vrata nečemu
to open the floodgates [to sb/sth]
otvoriti put (nekome/nečemu)

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The floodgates were raised as a precaution.
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The dam's spillway contains six floodgates that are wide and high each.
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Floodgates and fuse plugs may be designed into spillways to regulate water flow and dam height.
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When it starts to happen the floodgates open for players like that.
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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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That opened the floodgates and my email queue has been swamped with similar tales from furious customers.
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The concrete dam incorporates massive steel floodgates to control water levels, with a walkway across the top with viewing windows to the powerhouse.
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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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The dam's spillway contains eight floodgates each with a maximum discharge capacity of for a total of.
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The dam supports a spillway with five floodgates that are wide and high each.
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