| Front | sluice |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verb BrE /sluːs/NAmE /sluːs/ noun (also ˈsluice gate)a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water out of or into a canal, etc We opened the sluices and the upstream water of the river poured into the lock. verb 1 [transitive] ~ sth (down/out)| ~ sth (with sth) to wash sth with a stream of water The ship's crew was sluicing down the deck. I quickly sluiced my face with cold water. 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of water) to flow somewhere in large quantities Rain was sluicing down. Water came sluicing out of the house. |
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