sluice

/slu:s/
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sluice

A worker opens the sluice to release water from the canal.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A water channel controlled by a gate: A sluice is an artificial channel or passage for water, typically fitted with a gate (a sluicegate) to control the flow.
    • The gate itself: The term can also refer to the gate or valve that controls the flow of water in such a channel.

  2. Verb:

    • To wash or rinse with a flow of water: To sluice means to wash, rinse, or clean something by causing a large flow of water to pass over or through it.
    • To send (something) down a sluice: To transport something, like logs or water, through a sluice channel.
    • To flow or pour out copiously: To flow rapidly and in large quantities.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The old mill was powered by water from a wooden sluice.
    • They opened the sluice to drain the flooded field.

  • Verb:

    • The miners sluiced the gravel to separate the gold.
    • Logs were sluiced down the mountain to the sawmill.
    • Water sluiced over the deck during the storm.
Advanced Usage
  • "to sluice out": to clean the inside of something by flushing it with water.
    • We need to sluice out the stable floor.
  • "to sluice down": to wash or rinse a surface with a large amount of water.
    • Sluice down the driveway to remove the mud.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sluicegate / Sluice gate (n): The gate or valve that controls the flow in a sluice.
  • Sluiceway (n): The channel or passage through which water flows from a sluice.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Channel, conduit, flume, race.
  • Verb: Flush, wash, rinse, drench, pour.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Sluice out: To clean the interior of something by flushing it with water.
    • It's important to sluice out the pipes regularly.
  • Sluice down: To wash a surface thoroughly with a stream of water.
    • Sluice down the walls before you paint them.
Related Idioms
sluice

A worker opens the sluice to release water from the canal.

Noun
  1. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Verb
  1. draw through a sluice
    • sluice water
  2. transport in or send down a sluice
    • sluice logs
  3. irrigate with water from a sluice
    • sluice the earth
  4. pour as if from a sluice
    • An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef

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