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tainter gate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
tain-ter -gate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.

Etymology

Named after American structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter of Wisconsin.

Inflected Forms

Tainter gates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does tainter gate mean?
A type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.
Where does tainter gate come from?
Named after American structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter of Wisconsin.

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