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

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)

So it came about that the day was closing before the soldiers challenged them from the watergate, asking who they were and whither they went.

From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Haggard, Henry Rider

The gardens of the Victoria Embankment now fill up the space over which the river formerly flowed, and the watergate is merely a meaningless ornament 100 yards or more from the water.

From The Strand District The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir