Meaning of “sluice” in the English Dictionary

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sluicenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /sluːs/ us ​ /sluːs/ also sluiceway,

sluiceverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]

uk ​ /sluːs/ us ​ /sluːs/

› If water sluices out from somewhere, it flows in large amounts:

Water sluiced out from the pipes.

Phrasal verb(s)

sluice sth down/out

(Definition of “sluice” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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