noun Download 🔗Share An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow. Examples : "The farmer opened the sluices to release water from the irrigation canal and flood his rice paddies. " architecture utility technology environment device building nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A water gate or floodgate. Examples : "The farmer opened the sluices to release water from the irrigation canal into his rice fields. " architecture utility environment technology nautical system device industry building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply. Examples : "The new school building improved its plumbing so the drinking fountains now have sluices that provide a constant supply of fresh, cold water. " utility architecture environment geography Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The stream flowing through a floodgate. Examples : "The sluices near the old mill controlled the water level of the stream. " environment architecture utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth. Examples : "The old miner used sluices to wash away the dirt and gravel, hoping to find gold dust left behind. " geology technology agriculture machine industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing. Examples : "Someone is coming to the party, but I don't know which sluices. " grammar linguistics language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading