sluice
sluice /sluːs/ noun [countable]
sluice verb
ابگیر، بند سیل گیر، سد، دریچه تخلیه، انبار، بندگذاشتن، از بندیا دریچه جاری شدن، خیس کردن، (شیمی معدنی). سنگ شویی کردن، زیست شناسی: دریچه سد
sluice (am) :
معماری: دریچه کنترل
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Synonyms & Related Wordssluice[verb]Synonyms: pour, flow, gush, roll, stream, surge
Related Words: flush,
wash,
douse,
drench,
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English DictionaryI. sluice1 /sluːs/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: escluse, from Late Latin exclusa, from Latin excludere; ⇒ exclude]
a passage for water to flow through, with a special gate which can be opened or closed to control it
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II. sluice2 verb1. [transitive] to wash something with a lot of water
sluice something out/down
He was sluicing down the table and the floor.2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if water sluices somewhere, a large amount of it suddenly flows there
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