sluiceway

[ sloos-wey ]

noun

1. a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
2. any artificial channel for water.

sluiceway

/ slo̅o̅s′wā′ /

1. An artificial channel, especially one for carrying off a portion of the current of a stream, canal, or other larger body of water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sluiceway¹

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; sluice + way ¹

Example Sentences

Cottrell chose a spot overlooking the packed logs and the sliding water of the sluiceway.

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One of the younger men rode the last log through the sluiceway, standing upright as it darted down the chute into the eddy below.

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A tear found a wrinkle in Unc Simmys lined face for a sluiceway; but the darkey was still smiling.

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Irrigation with them is not opening the gates of a sluiceway and letting the water flow over the land.

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A pond, with a sluiceway which, when opened, gives on the ravine.

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