sluice valve

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Noun

1.sluice valve - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluicehead gate, penstock, sluicegate, water gate, floodgateregulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.sluice, sluiceway, penstock - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate