noun🔗Share水門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."The farmer opened the sluices to release water from the irrigation canal and flood his rice paddies. "農夫は灌漑用水路から水を放出し、水田を浸水させるために水門を開けた。architectureutilitytechnologyenvironmentdevicebuildingnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水門A water gate or floodgate."The farmer opened the sluices to release water from the irrigation canal into his rice fields. "農夫は灌漑用水路から水田に水を流すために水門を開けた。architectureutilityenvironmenttechnologynauticalsystemdeviceindustrybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水門、水路、供給源Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply."The new school building improved its plumbing so the drinking fountains now have sluices that provide a constant supply of fresh, cold water. "新しい校舎は配管設備を改善し、飲料水用の噴水には、新鮮で冷たい水を絶えず供給する水路が設置されました。utilityarchitectureenvironmentgeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水門The stream flowing through a floodgate."The sluices near the old mill controlled the water level of the stream. "古い製粉所の近くの水門が小川の水位を制御していました。environmentarchitectureutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水門A long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth."The old miner used sluices to wash away the dirt and gravel, hoping to find gold dust left behind. "その老鉱夫は、残された金粉を見つけようと、水門を使って土や砂利を洗い流しました。geologytechnologyagriculturemachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Sharewh-抜け落ちAn instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing."Someone is coming to the party, but I don't know which sluices. "誰かがパーティーに来るけど、どの wh-抜け落ちなのか分からない。grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
