Word: sluice

Category: sluice

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Related words: sluice

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Synonyms: sluice

eyeglass

Translations: sluice

sluice in spanish

Dictionary:
spanish
Translations:
compuerta, esclusa

sluice in german

Dictionary:
german
Translations:
schütz, schleuse

sluice in french

Dictionary:
french
Translations:
écluse, barrage

sluice in italian

Dictionary:
italian
Translations:
cateratta, chiusa

sluice in portuguese

Dictionary:
portuguese
Translations:
açudes

sluice in dutch

Dictionary:
dutch
Translations:
spui, schutsluis, sas

sluice in russian

Dictionary:
russian
Translations:
канал, водовод, заливать, перемычка, шлюз

sluice in norwegian

Dictionary:
norwegian
Translations:
sluse

sluice in swedish

Dictionary:
swedish
Translations:
sluss

sluice in finnish

Dictionary:
finnish
Translations:
sulku

sluice in czech

Dictionary:
czech
Translations:
jez, splav, stavidlo

sluice in polish

Dictionary:
polish
Translations:
spłukiwać, zapora, zalewać, śluza

sluice in hungarian

Dictionary:
hungarian
Translations:
zsilip

sluice in turkish

Dictionary:
turkish
Translations:
savak

sluice in ukrainian

Dictionary:
ukrainian
Translations:
заливати, шлюз

sluice in bulgarian

Dictionary:
bulgarian
Translations:
бент, шлюз

sluice in estonian

Dictionary:
estonian
Translations:
lüüs

sluice in croatian

Dictionary:
croatian
Translations:
brana, jaz, ustava

sluice in latvian

Dictionary:
latvian
Translations:
slūžas

sluice in romanian

Dictionary:
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
verb
  • wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water. - she sluiced her face in cold water

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