SLUICE


Meaning of SLUICE in English

(1a) An artificial channel for conducting water, with a valve or gate to regulate the flow; (1b) A valve or gate used in such a channel; a Floodgate or Sluice Gate. (2) A body of water impounded behind a floodgate. (3) A Sluiceway. (4) A long inclined trough, as for carrying logs or separating gold ore.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.