floodgate vs water wheel

floodgate

noun
  • An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice. 

  • Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc. 

water wheel

noun
  • A wheel with buckets used to raise water. 

  • A wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery. 

How often have the words floodgate and water wheel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )