sluiceway

Noun

Meaning

An artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice; specifically, a trough constructed over the bed of a stream, so that logs, lumber, or rubbish can be floated down to some convenient place of delivery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sluice penstock aqueduct channel stream lock drain groove overflow ditch outflow conduit chute ensue gutter
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Antonyms

headland brow

Hypernyms

conduit

Related terms

sluice sluice gate

Close letter words and terms

sluicelike sluicer sluicery sluicing sluicing down sluicingly