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sluice
(sl/u/s )

noun (n)

  • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    penstock, sluiceway
    source: wordnet30
  • An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • pour as if from a sluice(verb.weather)
    Example:
    An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef.
    Synonym:
    sluice down
    source: wordnet30
  • irrigate with water from a sluice(verb.change)
    Example:
    Sluice the earth.
    Synonym:
    flush
    source: wordnet30
  • transport in or send down a sluice(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Sluice logs.
    source: wordnet30
  • draw through a sluice(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Sluice water.
    source: wordnet30
  • To emit by, or as by, flood gates.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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