floodgates
noun
uk/ˈflʌdɡeɪts/usopen the floodgates (to/for sth)
toallowa newsituationoractivitytodevelopandbecomeverycommon:
Changes beingconsideredcouldopenthe floodgates andallowforeignmarketstosellalmostanystocktoalmostanyone in thiscountry.
Examplesoffloodgates
floodgates
Most consumers hardly noticed, because in 1935 thefloodgateswere opened and they had a lot choices.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The barrage is controlled by 25floodgatesand has a length of.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The spill level of the dam is at an elevation of 101 metres and it has seven radialfloodgates.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is formed by a continuous dam and both sections are divided by a dam withfloodgates.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was opening thefloodgatesof the unconscious and allowing its fantasies to pour out unrestrainedly.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These bridges also doubled as regulators for the canals waters due to thefloodgateson their supporting arches.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Leading legal experts have suggested that this could open thefloodgatesof litigation, with the public sector bearing the brunt of the impact.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The dam's spillway consists of 11floodgatesand has a maximum discharge capacity of.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Drainage district employees control water flows with pumps andfloodgates.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The scheme includes river management works, river diversions and channel enlargement, ponding systems, floodway improvements, stopbanks,floodgatesand pumps.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.