What's in a Prague street name

U propusti was built in 1935.

A ‘propust’ is a sluice, i.e. a sliding gate or other device used to control the flow of water. It can also be translated as, yes, ‘floodgate’.

This is relevant here, because the street is (kind of) located between the swimming baths discussed yesterday on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/02/22/prague-4-day-317-u-lazni/ and the Lhotka Stream, which will no doubt get a bit more coverage when we do What’s in a Prague 12 Street Name.

(Approximate start date: let’s not think that far ahead)