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sluice

/slˈus/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. pour as if from a sluice
    “An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef”
  2. irrigate with water from a sluice
    “sluice the earth”
  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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