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1 sluice
[sluːs]* * *[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.) chiusa2) (the channel or the water which flows through it.) canale* * *[sluːs]1. n(also: sluicegate) chiusa, (also: sluiceway) canale m di chiusa2. vtto sluice down or out — lavare con abbondante acqua
* * *sluice /slu:s/n.5 (ind. min.) canale di lavaggio● (econ.) sluice-gate prices, prezzi saracinesca; prezzi limite.(to) sluice /slu:s/A v. t.B v. i.● to sluice st. down, lavare qc. in acqua corrente (o con un getto d'acqua): (naut.) to sluice the decks, lavare i ponti □ to sluice out, sturare ( un tubo) con un getto d'acqua.* * *[sluːs]
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