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SLUICEWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sluiceway mean? 

SLUICEWAY (noun)
  The noun SLUICEWAY has 1 sense:

1. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegateplay

  Familiarity information: SLUICEWAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLUICEWAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

penstock; sluice; sluiceway

Hypernyms ("sluiceway" is a kind of...):

conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)

Meronyms (parts of "sluiceway"):

floodgate; head gate; penstock; sluice valve; sluicegate; water gate (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)


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