Usually means: Valve allowing one-way fluid flow.
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  1. flap gate: Merriam-Webster
  2. flap gate: Wiktionary

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  1. flap gate: Encyclopedia

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  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (flap gate)

noun:  A device that allows water to flow in one direction only through a culvert; it is used especially to drain surface water from coastal marshes at low tide

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