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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche