The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SLUICES which also is the latest solution we found used in King Syndicate in 2014.
Floodgates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLUICES | 90 % | 7 |
| PENSTOCKS | 10 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Floodgates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- water gate
- penstock
- sluicegate
- head gate
- sluice valve
- door
- doors
- doorsteps
- doorways
- focuses
- gates
- jokes
Crossword Answer definitions
SLUICES noun- An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
- A water gate or floodgate.
- Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply.
- The stream flowing through a floodgate.
- A long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth.
- An instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SLUICES
- Floodgates
- Water channels
- Drenches.
- Flumes.
- Washes down.
- Channels.
- Floodgates.
- Channels
- Flushes, as a deck
- Mining troughs