sluice

[ sloos ]
/ slus /

noun

verb (used with object), sluiced, sluic·ing.

verb (used without object), sluiced, sluic·ing.

to flow or pour through or as if through a sluice.

Origin of sluice

1300–50; Middle English scluse (noun) < Old French escluse < Late Latin exclūsa, a water barrier, noun use of feminine of Latin exclūsus, past participle of exclūdere to exclude

OTHER WORDS FROM sluice

sluice·like, adjective un·der·sluice, noun un·sluiced, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for sluicegate (1 of 2)

sluicegate
/ (ˈsluːsˌɡeɪt) /

noun

a valve or gate fitted to a sluice to control the rate of flow of water Sometimes shortened to: sluice See also floodgate (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for sluicegate (2 of 2)

sluice
/ (sluːs) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of sluice

sluicelike, adjective

Word Origin for sluice

C14: from Old French escluse, from Late Latin exclūsa aqua water shut out, from Latin exclūdere to shut out, exclude