The Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.It is named for Wisconsin structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter.he Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.
Definition of petit larceny. : larceny involving property of a value below a legally established minimum.
Historical Examples. 1  Except that good of small value taken without violence shall be punished as petit larceny. 2  The Democratic party of the city of New York never had but two objectsâgrand and petit larceny. 3  petit larceny and grand larceny differ only in the amount stolen.