Sluices Synonyms

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Synonyms for Sluices

streams
A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
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soaks
An immersion in water etc.
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gates
A channel through which molten metal is poured into a mold
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flushes
A sudden and rapid flow, as of water in washing out something; specif., the emptying and rinsing of a toilet bowl with a flow of water, etc.
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channels
The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
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ditches
A long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation
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moats
The definition of a moat is a ditch often filled with water used to protect a building or other area.
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locks
A secure hold; control:
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troughs
A channel for conveying fluids; esp., a gutter
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floodgates
A gate in a stream or canal, to control the height and flow of the water; sluice
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trenches
A deep furrow or ditch.
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Sluices Sentence Examples

  • In workings on a larger scale, where the supply of water is abundant, as in California, sluices were generally employed.

  • In larger plant the upper ends of the sluices are often cut in rock or lined with stone blocks, the grating stopping the larger stones being known as a " grizzly."

  • Sluices are often made double, and they are usually cleaned up - that is, the deposit rich in gold is removed from them - once a week.

  • The stream, laden with stones and gravel, passes into the sluices, where the gold is recovered in the manner already described.

  • Now, the dykes were cut and the sluices opened, and Amsterdam was covered by a wide inundation, against which the invader was powerless.

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