Associations to the word «Headgate»

Wiktionary

HEADGATE, noun. Primary gate or valve at aqueduct or other source that can be opened or closed to regulate the flow of water entering an irrigation system (of lesser gated canals and irrigation ditches).
HEADGATE, noun. A moveable framework designed to hold still the heads of cattle for various procedures

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad