Watergate
proper noun
- series of scandals in the United States occurring during the Nixon administration
- Watergate Complex in Washington, DC, USA
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/
name
Etymology: 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.
- 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.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English watergate, wateregate, watur-ȝate, equivalent to water + gate.
- A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
- Alternative form of water gate.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English watergate, wateregate, watur-ȝate, equivalent to water + gate.
- Alternative form of Watergate.