🚰sluice

noun/verb
/sluːs/

Meaning

A sliding gate for controlling the flow of water; to wash or rinse with water in large quantities.

Example Sentences

The workers sluiced the mud off the street after the heavy rain.

Synonyms

channel, floodgate, wash, rinse, flush

Antonyms

block, dam, retain

Collocations

sluice gate, sluice water, sluice channel, sluice system

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