sluice
noun
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate sluice gate at the upper end for regulating the flow.
have sluiced
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present perfectof sluice.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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With the tree cover stripped from the uplands, rainfall would have sluiced faster and heavier into the creeks, increasing the chance of floods and mudslides.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
