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- DictionarySluice/slo͞os/
noun
- 1. a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate: "the water gushed through the sluices"
- 2. an act of rinsing or showering with water: "a sluice with cold water"
verb
- 1. wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water: "she sluiced her face in cold water"
The meaning of SLUICE is an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow. How to use sluice in a sentence.
noun. an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate sluice gate at the upper end for regulating the flow. the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate. any contrivance for regulating a flow from or into a receptacle.
SLUICE definition: 1. an artificial channel for carrying water, with an opening at one end to control the flow of the…. Learn more.
1. an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice′ gate`) at the upper end for regulating the flow. 2. the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate. 3. a channel, esp. one carrying off surplus water.
Definitions of sluice. noun. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate. synonyms: penstock, sluiceway. see more. verb. pour as if from a sluice. “An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef”. synonyms: sluice down.
SLUICE meaning: 1. an artificial channel for carrying water, with an opening at one end to control the flow of the…. Learn more.
Sluice Definition. An artificial channel or passage for water, having a gate or valve at its head to regulate the flow, as in a canal or millstream. The water held back by or passing through such a gate. A gate or valve used in opening or closing a sluice; floodgate. A body of water impounded behind a floodgate.
A sluice is a passage that carries a current of water and has a barrier, called a sluice gate, which can be opened and closed to control the flow of water.
Definition of sluice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A sluice is a passage that carries a current of water and has a barrier, called a sluice gate, which can be opened and closed to control the flow of water. [...]
