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sluice
noun
verb
conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
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sluːs
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noun
conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
verb
irrigate with water from a sluice
“sluice the earth”
verb
draw through a sluice
“sluice water”
verb
transport in or send down a sluice
“sluice logs”
verb
pour as if from a sluice
“An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef”
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Example Sentences
sluice the earth
sluice water
sluice logs
An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef
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