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sluiceway

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sluice·way  (slsw)
n.
An artificial channel, especially one for carrying off excess water.

sluiceway  (slsw)
An artificial channel, especially one for carrying off a portion of the current of a stream, canal, or other larger body of water.
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Noun1.sluicewaysluiceway - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"
head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
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sluiceway [ˈsluːsweɪ] Ncanal m, conducto m


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