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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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Sluice the earth
Sluice water
Sluice logs
An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef
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