English

Proper noun

Watergate

1. A US 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.

Related terms

• -gate

References

1. ↑ John Kelly (13 December 2004), “Answer Man: A Gate to Summers Past”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 18 September 2009, retrieved 18 September 2009

English

Noun

watergate ‎(plural watergates)

1. a gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.