sluiceway

sluice·way

S0485800 (slo͞os′wā′)n. An artificial channel, especially one for carrying off excess water.

sluiceway

(ˈsluːsweɪ) n (Civil Engineering) an artificial channel, esp one for carrying off excess water

sluice•way

(ˈslusˌweɪ)

n. a channel controlled by a sluice gate. [1770–80]

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sluiceway - conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegatesluice, penstockconduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

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