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sluice noun

  /sljuːs/ , /sluːs/ , /ˈslʉs/
  • An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
 esclusa, compuerta, aguatocho, presa

sluice verb

  /sljuːs/ , /sluːs/ , /ˈslʉs/
  • (transitive, rare) To emit by, or as by, flood gates.
 embalsar
  • (transitive) To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.
 lavar en agua corriente
sluice gate
compuerta
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