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sluices

/ˈsluːsɪz/

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

水門

A water gate or floodgate.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

水門、水路、供給源

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. "

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。

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noun

水門

The stream flowing through a floodgate.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

水門

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. "

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。

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noun

wh-抜け落ち

An instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing.

Examples :

"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。

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