SLUICE


Meaning of SLUICE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: sluiced ; sluic · ing

Date: 1596

transitive verb

1 : to draw off by or through a sluice

2 a : to wash with or in water running through or from a sluice b : to drench with a sudden flow : FLUSH

3 : to transport (as logs) in a sluice

intransitive verb : to pour as if from a sluice

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.