sluice

/slˈuːs/

/ˈsɫus/

Sluice

a channel or gate that is used to control or redirect the flow of water. It typically consists of a barrier that can be opened or closed to regulate the passage of water

synonyms : penstock

sluiceway

to sluice

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

irrigate with water from a sluice

synonyms : flush

pour as if from a sluice

synonyms : sluice down

draw through a sluice

transport in or send down a sluice

Examples

1. We can sluice.

2. but Skorzeny's greatest prize was the sluice gates to the Moscow canal.

3. The displaced soil cascaded down the valley and into the sluices below where it would be separated.

4. The displaced soil cascaded down the valley and into the sluices below where it would be separated.