Watergate
nameEtymology
From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965.
- inherited from watergate
Definitions
An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in…
An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.
To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal.
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A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
Alternative form of water gate.
Alternative form of Watergate.
The neighborhood
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- neighborsluice gate
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