écluse

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See also: éclusé

French

Etymology

From Old French escluse, from Late Latin exclūsa , from the classical Latin verb exclūdō, exclūdere.

Pronunciation

Noun

écluse f (plural écluses)

  1. sluice, lock (of canal)

Verb

écluse

  1. inflection of écluser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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