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1 sluice
■ sluice down:▶ sluice down se déverser ;▶ sluice down [sth], sluice [sth] down laver [qch] à grande eau.■ sluice out:▶ sluice out jaillir ;▶ sluice out [sth], sluice [sth] out laver [qch] à grande eau. -
2 sluice
sluice [slu:s]1 noun(a) (lock) écluse f; (gate) porte f ou vanne f d'écluse; (channel) canal m à vannes; (UNCOUNT) (lock water) eaux fpl retenues par la vanne(b) (in hospital) égout m∎ to give sth a sluice (down) laver qch à grande eau;∎ to give sb a sluice (down) asperger qn d'eau►► sluice gate, sluice valve porte f ou vanne f d'écluse(wash down) laver à grande eau;∎ to sluice oneself down with cold water s'asperger d'eau fraîche;∎ we sluiced down the meal with cheap red wine on a arrosé le repas d'un petit vin rouge(b) (rinse → cup, pot etc) rincer;∎ to sluice out one's mouth se rincer la bouche;∎ they sluiced out the stable ils ont lavé l'écurie à grande eau(water → flow out in great quantity) couler à flots
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sluice — Synonyms and related words: aboideau, air lock, aqueduct, arroyo, avenue, baptize, bath, bathe, bed, blow out, blowhole, canal, channel, chute, cloaca, cloaca maxima, creek bed, culvert, debouch, deluge, dip, dock gate, donga, door, douche, douse … Moby Thesaurus
sluice — 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:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sluice — [slo͞os] n. [ME scluse < OFr escluse & LL exclusa < fem. pp. of L excludere, to shut out, EXCLUDE] 1. an artificial channel or passage for water, having a gate or valve at its head to regulate the flow, as in a canal or millstream 2. the… … English World dictionary
Sluice — Sluice, n. [OF. escluse, F. [ e]cluse, LL. exclusa, sclusa, from L. excludere, exclusum, to shut out: cf. D. sluis sluice, from the Old French. See {Exclude}.] 1. An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sluice gate — Sluice Sluice, n. [OF. escluse, F. [ e]cluse, LL. exclusa, sclusa, from L. excludere, exclusum, to shut out: cf. D. sluis sluice, from the Old French. See {Exclude}.] 1. An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sluice — mid 14c., aphetic of O.Fr. escluse sluice, floodgate, from L.L. exclusa barrier to shut out water (in aqua exclusa water shut out ), from fem. sing. of L. exclusus, pp. of excludere shut out (see EXCLUDE (Cf. exclude)) … Etymology dictionary
sluice — 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… … Useful english dictionary
sluice — /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,… …
sluice — sluicelike, adj. /sloohs/, n., v., sluiced, sluicing. n. 1. an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow. 2. the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate … Universalium
sluice — [[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… … From formal English to slang
sluice — 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… … English contemporary dictionary