sluice
has definitions from the fields of transportation,meteorology
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[ verb ] (meteorology) pour as if from a sluice
Synonyms Examples "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef." Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)And_then came the water - not rain , but solid sheets that sluiced down like water slopping from a bucket . Related terms |
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[ noun ] conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)He let_down the tailgate and was knocked_over by the sluice of water . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (transportation) transport in or send down a sluice, as of logs
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[ verb ] draw through a sluice, as of water
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