A sluice is a water channel containing a sluice gate, a movable gate allowing water to flow under it. Sluices are a type of lock to manage the water flow and water level.

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.

1. To flood or drench with or as if with a flow of released water. 2. To wash with water flowing in a sluice: sluicing sediment for gold. 3. To draw off or let out by a sluice: sluice floodwater. 4. To …

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Phrasal verb sluice something down/out (Definition of sluice from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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.

SLUICE definition: an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate sluice gate at the upper end for regulating the flow. See examples of sluice used in a sentence.

A Sluice is a device used in separating and recovering gold in running water. It is the oldest building in the County and was originally constructed in 1859 with sandstone quarried from …

SLUICE meaning: 1 : an artificial passage for water to flow through with a gate for controlling the flow; 2 : a device (such as a floodgate) used for controlling the flow of water

sluice (slo̅o̅s), n., v., sluiced, sluic•ing. n. Civil Engineering an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice′ gate′) at the upper end for regulating the flow. Civil …