sluice
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
sluices
plural
sluices
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLUICE
[count]
1
:
an artificial passage for water to flow through with a gate for controlling the flow
2
:
a device (such as a floodgate) used for controlling the flow of water
2
sluice
/ˈsluːs/
verb
sluices;
sluiced;
sluicing
2
sluice
/ˈsluːs/
verb
sluices;
sluiced;
sluicing
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLUICE
1
[+ object]
:
to wash or spray (something or someone) with a stream of water
-
He sluiced (down) the floor.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to flow or pour down heavily
-
Rain came sluicing down.
