an artificial channel, esp one for carrying off excess water
sluiceway in American English
(ˈslusˌweɪ)
US
noun
an artificial channel for water, with or without a floodgate; sluice
sluiceway in American English
(ˈsluːsˌwei)
noun
1.
a channel controlled by a sluice gate
2.
any artificial channel for water
Word origin
[1770–80, Amer.; sluice + way1]This word is first recorded in the period 1770–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: advisory, charade, colonial, crescendo, parka