Gate (engineering) - Citizendia

In engineering, a gate is a rotating or sliding structure, supported by hinges or by a rotating horizontal or vertical axis, that can be located at an extreme of a large pipe or canal in order to control the flow of water or any fluid from one side to the other. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and It is usually placed at the mouth of irrigation channels to avoid water loss or at the end of drainage channels to elude water entrance. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area

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