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floodgate collapse: something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"

culvert collapse: a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

spillway collapse: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

weir collapse: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow; a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

sluice collapse: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate; irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"; draw through a sluice; "sluice water"; transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs"; pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

aqueduct collapse: a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

waterworks collapse: workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

water vapor collapse: water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature

watercourse collapse: a conduit through which water flows; natural or artificial channel through which water flows

hydrant collapse: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks

hydrosphere collapse: the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor

lagoon collapse: a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

cistern collapse: an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater; a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet

swash collapse: the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"; make violent, noisy movements

canal collapse: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation; (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion; provide (a city) with a canal

aquatic collapse: a plant that lives in or on water; operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"; relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an aquatic environment"

puddle collapse: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry; make a puddle by splashing water; mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"; work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud; dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"; subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"; wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"

gully collapse: deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

gate collapse: a movable barrier in a fence or wall; a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs; passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark; total admission receipts at a sports event; restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment; control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate; supply with a gate; "The house was gated"

naiad collapse: (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains; submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water

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