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单词 sloot
释义

sloot

/sluːt /
(also sluit)
noun
1South African A deep gully eroded by rainfall.The water in the canals and sluits is generally clean (except in the cities) but usually a muddy brown color....
  • The only difficulties met with were such as are still common to African travellers - occasional want of water and troubles about crossing sluits and rivers.
  • We were ages in getting through the town; the wagons were always getting stuck in the sand and sluits, and then they had to wait for each other.
1.1 historical A narrow water channel constructed for irrigation.

Origin

Afrikaans, from Dutch sloot 'ditch'.

Rhymes

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