sluiceway

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noun

A man-made channel designed to redirect excess water.

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Meanings

nounsluiceway (plural sluiceways)

plural sluiceways

  1. A man-made channel designed to redirect excess water.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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sluicepenstock
Broader
conduit
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penstocksluice

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sluice + way.

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Cite this entry
APA

sluiceway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sluiceway

MLA

“sluiceway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sluiceway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sluiceway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sluiceway.

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