sluice

Definition of sluice

Nouns

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Synonyms:
penstock, sluiceway
Type of:
conduit
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass

Verbs

pour as if from a sluice
"An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"
Synonyms:
sluice down
Type of:
pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream
rain heavily
irrigate with water from a sluice
"sluice the earth"
Synonyms:
flush
Type of:
douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
transport in or send down a sluice
"sluice logs"
Type of:
transport
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
draw through a sluice
"sluice water"
Type of:
draw, take out
take liquid out of a container or well

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Words that contain sluice

sluice down
 sluice valve
 sluicegate
 sluiceway