sluice

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sluice (pl.: sluices)

  1. chiusa, paratoia, cateratta
  2. canale artificiale

sluice (3ª persona sing. presente sluices, participio presente sluicing, passato semplice e participio passato sluiced)

  1. svuotare, far defluire
  2. sciacquare
  1. defluire

IPA: /sluːs/ Ascolta la pronuncia :

dal medio inglese scluse, dal francese antico escluse, dal tardo latino exclusa, dal verbo exclūdō