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flop gate

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flop gate [′fläp ‚gāt]
(mining engineering)
An automatic gate used in placer mining when there is a shortage of water; the gate closes a reservoir until it is filled with water, then automatically opens and allows the water to flow into the sluices; when the reservoir is empty, the gate closes, and the operation is repeated.


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