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11sluice — [[t]slus[/t]] n. v. sluiced, sluic•ing 1) civ an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate(sluice′ gate )at the upper end for regulating the flow 2) civ the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate 3) civ a… …
12sluice — n. & v. n. 1 (also sluice gate, sluice valve) a sliding gate or other contrivance for controlling the volume or flow of water. 2 (also sluice way) an artificial water channel esp. for washing ore. 3 a place for rinsing. 4 the act or an instance… …
13sluice — I UK [sluːs] / US [slus] verb Word forms sluice : present tense I/you/we/they sluice he/she/it sluices present participle sluicing past tense sluiced past participle sluiced 1) [transitive] to wash something with a flow of water He bent down and… …
14sluice — /slus / (say sloohs) noun 1. an artificial channel for conducting water, fitted with a sluicegate. 2. the body of water held back or controlled by a sluicegate. 3. any contrivance for regulating a flow from or into a receptacle. 4. a channel,… …
15sluice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sluse, alteration of scluse, from Anglo French escluse, from Late Latin exclusa, from Latin, feminine of exclusus, past participle of excludere to exclude Date: 15th century 1. a. an artificial passage for water… …
16sluice — [[t]slu͟ːs[/t]] sluices, sluicing, sluiced 1) N COUNT 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. 2) VERB If you sluice something or… …
17sluice — sluËs n. manmade water channel equipped with a valve or gate for regulating water flow; valve or gate used to regulate water flow; water flow controlled by a sluice; trough, water channel used to transport objects (i.e. logs) v. open a sluice… …
18sluice — 1. noun a) An artificial 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. Each sluice of affluent fortune opened soon. Harte. b) Hence, an opening or… …
19sluice — sluice1 [ slus ] verb 1. ) transitive to wash something with a flow of water: He bent down and sluiced his head under the faucet. The walls and floors were sluiced down every day. 2. ) intransitive if water sluices somewhere, it flows there… …
20sluice — 1 noun (C) a passage for water to flow through, with a special gate which can be opened or closed to control it 2 verb 1 (T) to wash something with a lot of water: sluice sth out/down: Can you sluice out the cow shed? | sluice sth over/into etc:… …
