sluice water
31sluice — a structure for impounding the water of a river or canal with a sluice gate controlling the water volume …
32water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …
33sluice — [sluːs] verb [T] I to wash something with a flow of water II noun [C] sluice [sluːs] a passage that water flows along, with a gate that can be closed to control the flow …
34water carrier — Synonyms and related words: Aquarius, Cloudcuckooland, Ganymede, Hebe, alto cumulus, alto stratus, anvil cloud, aqueduct, arroyo, banner cloud, bearer, bed, bheesty, billowy cloud, busboy, caddie, canal, cap cloud, cargo handler, carrier, carrier …
35sluice — [14] A sluice is etymologically a device for ‘excluding’ water. The word comes via Old French escluse from Gallo Roman *exclūsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin exclūdere ‘shut out’ (source of English exclude [14]). This was a …
36sluice-gate — n. Flood gate, water gate, sluice …
37sluice — [14] A sluice is etymologically a device for ‘excluding’ water. The word comes via Old French escluse from Gallo Roman *exclūsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin exclūdere ‘shut out’ (source of English exclude [14]). This was a …
38sluice gate — a structure in a watercourse for regulating the inflow or outflow of water …
39sluice-gate — wall for stopping the flow of water, dam, dike …
40water gate — dam, weir, sluice gate …
