sluice - Meaning in Tamil

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sluice - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of sluice in English

sluice noun

1. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

   Synonyms

   penstock, sluiceway

   மதகு

sluice verb

1. irrigate with water from a sluice

   Synonyms

   flush

   Example

   • "sluice the earth"
2. draw through a sluice

   Example

   • "sluice water"
3. transport in or send down a sluice

   Example

   • "sluice logs"
4. pour as if from a sluice

   Synonyms

   sluice down

   Example

   • "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

Description

A sluice is a water channel containing a sluice gate, a type of lock to manage the water flow and water level. It can also be an open channel which processes material, such as a river sluice used in gold prospecting or fossicking. A mill race, leet, flume, penstock or lade is a sluice channeling water toward a water mill. The terms sluice, sluice gate, knife gate, and slide gate are used interchangeably in the water and wastewater control industry.

Also see "Sluice" on Wikipedia

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