sluice box

noun

A box with riffles along the bottom, used to trap heavier gold particles as water washes them and the other material along the box.

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Meanings

nounsluice box (plural sluice boxes)

plural sluice boxes · alternative sluicebox · alternative sluice-box

  1. A box with riffles along the bottom, used to trap heavier gold particles as water washes them and the other material along the box.

Translations

Finnish ränni
  • rännibox with riffles
Cite this entry
APA

sluice box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sluice%20box

MLA

“sluice box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sluice%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sluice box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sluice%20box.

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