water gate   (TTS Sound)

The noun water gate has 1 sense

• sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate -- (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)

The noun watergate has 1 sense

• Watergate, Watergate scandal -- (a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974)