sluiced — sluËs n. manmade water channel equipped with a valve or gate for regulating water flow; valve or gate used to regulate water flow; water flow controlled by a sluice; trough, water channel used to transport objects (i.e. logs) v. open a sluice… … English contemporary dictionary
sluice — I UK [sluːs] / US [slus] verb Word forms sluice : present tense I/you/we/they sluice he/she/it sluices present participle sluicing past tense sluiced past participle sluiced 1) [transitive] to wash something with a flow of water He bent down and… … English dictionary
sluice — sluice1 [ slus ] verb 1. ) transitive to wash something with a flow of water: He bent down and sluiced his head under the faucet. The walls and floors were sluiced down every day. 2. ) intransitive if water sluices somewhere, it flows there… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sluice — [[t]slu͟ːs[/t]] sluices, sluicing, sluiced 1) N COUNT A sluice is a passage that carries a current of water and has a barrier, called a sluice gate, which can be opened and closed to control the flow of water. 2) VERB If you sluice something or… … English dictionary
Sluice — Sluice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sluiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sluicing}.] 1. To emit by, or as by, flood gates. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice; as, to sluice meadows. Howitt. [1913 Webster] He dried his neck and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sluicing — Sluice Sluice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sluiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sluicing}.] 1. To emit by, or as by, flood gates. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice; as, to sluice meadows. Howitt. [1913 Webster] He dried his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sluice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sluse, alteration of scluse, from Anglo French escluse, from Late Latin exclusa, from Latin, feminine of exclusus, past participle of excludere to exclude Date: 15th century 1. a. an artificial passage for water… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mining — This article is about the extraction of geological materials from the Earth. For the municipality in Austria, see Mining, Austria. For the siege tactic, see Mining (military). For name of the Chinese emperor, see Daoguang Emperor. Simplified… … Wikipedia
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Lothal — (Gujarātī: લોથલ, IPA2|ˈloːtʰəl, Eng: Mound of the Dead) was one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. Located in the modern state of Gujarāt and dating from 2400 BCE, it is one of India s most important… … Wikipedia
