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, adjectiveWords nearby sluice
sluggard,
sluggardly,
slugger,
slugging average,
sluggish,
sluice,
sluicegate,
sluiceway,
sluit,
slum,
slumber
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, adjectiveWord Origin for sluice
C14: from Old French
escluse, from Late Latin
exclūsa aqua water shut out, from Latin
exclūdere to shut out,
exclude