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floodgate

adjustable gate used to control water flow
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floodgate

Summary

floodgate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • floodgate is a type of obstacle[2].
  • floodgate is a type of hydraulic structure[3].
  • floodgate's Commons category is recorded as Floodgates[4].
  • floodgate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Floodgates[5].
  • floodgate's Commons gallery is recorded as Floodgate[6].
  • floodgate's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include obstacle[2] and hydraulic structure[3].

Why It Matters

floodgate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[1] floodgate has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] floodgate is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · 日期20220626 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
    Subclass of → obstacle, hydraulic structure
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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