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1. noun(Hydraulic Engin.) Schütz, das2. transitive verb* * *[slu:s]1) ((often sluice-gate) a sliding gate for controlling a flow of water in an artificial channel: We shall have to open the sluice.) die Schleuse2) (the channel or the water which flows through it.) der Schleusenkanal* * *[slu:s]I. n Schleuse fII. viIII. vt▪ to \sluice sth down etw [mit dem Schlauch] abspritzen* * *[sluːs]1. nSchleuse f; (MIN) (Wasch)rinne fto give the car/wall a sluice down — Wasser über das Auto/gegen die Wand schütten; (with hose) das Auto/die Wand abspritzen
2. vtore waschento sluice sth ( down) — etw abspritzen
3. vi* * *sluice [sluːs]A s TECH1. Schleuse f (auch fig)2. Stauwasser n3. Schleusenkanal m4. Abflusskanal m5. (Erz- etc) Waschrinne fB v/t1. Wasser ablassen2. (aus)spülen3. Erz etc waschen* * *1. noun(Hydraulic Engin.) Schütz, das2. transitive verbsluice [down] — (with hose) abspritzen; (with bucket) übergießen
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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
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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
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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