watergate

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This is a very personal, literal watergate, and it has made Selleck the new face of celebrity drought-shaming, a term of our times for high-profile people who flout state-mandated efforts to curb water consumption.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2015

There it had been hoped to build a palace worthy of the Leauge of Nations with a magnificent watergate in memory of all the soldiers who were killed in the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Tenor had struck out for the nearest bank which, as luck would have it, brought him to the landing place at the watergate.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah

The two women hid themselves in the reeds, and Pharaoh's daughter appeared with her attendants at the watergate.

From Historical Miniatures by Strindberg, August

He had already said goodbye to Mrs. Haines and her daughter, and though he heard shouts and screams coming from the watergate, he had no idea what had taken place; until Mr. Haines joined him.

From With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)