Word: sluice
Category: sluice
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Related words: sluice
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Synonyms: sluice
eyeglass
Translations: sluice
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spanish
Translations:
compuerta, esclusa
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german
Translations:
schütz, schleuse
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french
Translations:
écluse, barrage
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italian
Translations:
cateratta, chiusa
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portuguese
Translations:
açudes
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dutch
Translations:
spui, schutsluis, sas
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russian
Translations:
канал, водовод, заливать, перемычка, шлюз
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norwegian
Translations:
sluse
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swedish
Translations:
sluss
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finnish
Translations:
sulku
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czech
Translations:
jez, splav, stavidlo
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polish
Translations:
spłukiwać, zapora, zalewać, śluza
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hungarian
Translations:
zsilip
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turkish
Translations:
savak
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ukrainian
Translations:
заливати, шлюз
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bulgarian
Translations:
бент, шлюз
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estonian
Translations:
lüüs
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croatian
Translations:
brana, jaz, ustava
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latvian
Translations:
slūžas
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romanian
Translations:
ecluză
The meaning and "use of": sluice
noun
- a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate. - The sluice gate regulates the volume of water that strikes the wheel, and has to be judged with some care to prevent the mill stones from spinning too fast and vibrating too much.
- an act of rinsing or showering with water. - a sluice with cold water
- wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water. - she sluiced her face in cold water
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