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Word: Sluice
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escluse ‘sluice gate’, based on Latin excludere ‘exclude’. The verb dates from the late 16th century
sluːs
a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate
Short Definition:device for controlling flow of water
Examples:- the water gushed through the sluices
- lake levels are now regulated by sluices
an act of rinsing or showering with water
Short Definition:act of rinsing or showering with water
Examples:- a sluice with cold water
Word: Sluice
Speech Type: Verb
sluːs
wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water
Short Definition:wash or rinse freely with stream or shower of water
Examples:- she sluiced her face in cold water
- crews sluiced down the decks of their ship
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