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sluice verb

  /sljuːs/ , /sluːs/ , /ˈslʉs/
  • (transitive) To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice
 allagare, bagnare, inondare, intridere
  • (transitive) To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.
 lavare

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.
 chiusa, cataratta, cateratta, paratoia, saracinesca, canale artificiale
sluice gate
chiusa, paratoia, saracinesca, scolmatoio
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