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• 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 — ► NOUN 1) (also sluice gate) a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water. 2) (also sluiceway) an artificial water channel for carrying off overflow or surplus water. 3) an act of rinsing or showering with water. ► VERB ▪ wash …   English terms 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 — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sluse, alteration of scluse, from Anglo French escluse, from Late Latin exclusa, from Latin, feminine of exclusus, past participle of excludere to exclude Date: 15th century 1. a. an artificial passage for water… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 — [[t]slu͟ːs[/t]] sluices, sluicing, sluiced 1) N COUNT 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. 2) VERB If you sluice something or… …   English dictionary

• sluice — [slu:s] noun 1》 (also sluice gate) a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially in a lock gate. 2》 (also sluiceway) an artificial water channel for carrying off overflow or surplus water. 3》 an act of rinsing or… …   English new terms dictionary

• Seaton Sluice — infobox UK place country = England official name= Seaton Sluice latitude= 55.0826 longitude= 1.4778 population= 3081 shire district= Blyth Valley shire county = Northumberland region= North East England constituency westminster= Blyth Valley post …   Wikipedia

• Rubicon Trail — The Rubicon Trail is a 22 mile long route, part road and part trail, located in the Sierra Nevada of the western United States, due west of Lake Tahoe and about 80 miles east of Sacramento.The maintained portion of the route is called the… …   Wikipedia

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