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SLUICEWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sluiceway mean?
• SLUICEWAY (noun)
The noun SLUICEWAY has 1 sense:
1. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Familiarity information: SLUICEWAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("sluiceway" is a kind of...):
conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)
Meronyms (parts of "sluiceway"):
floodgate; head gate; penstock; sluice valve; sluicegate; water gate (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)
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