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sluice

UK/sluːs/ US/ˈslʉs/ uncommon rare
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

pour as if from a sluice

  • “An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef”
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2.

irrigate with water from a sluice

  • “sluice the earth”
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3.

transport in or send down a sluice

  • “sluice logs”
4.

draw through a sluice

  • “sluice water”

noun

1.

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

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Origin

From Middle English sluse, alteration of scluse, from Anglo-Norman escluse (“sluice, floodgate”), from Late Latin exclusa (“extrusion, gate”), from Latin exclūsus, form of exclūdō (“to shut out, to exclude”) (English exclude). Cognate to Dutch sluis.

Phrases

  • Seaton Sluice
  • sluice gate
  • sluice one's bolt
  • sluice out
  • sluice valve

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