sloot

/ (sluːt) /

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noun

Southern African a ditch for irrigation or drainage

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Word Origin for sloot

from Afrikaans, from Dutch sluit, sluis sluice

Words nearby sloot

slo-mo, sloop, sloop of war, sloop rig, sloop-rigged, sloot, slop, slop around, slop basin, slop bucket, slop chest

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How to use sloot in a sentence

Van der Sloot said that the “unexpected transfer may affect my mental health,” according to Peruvian press reports.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While van der Sloot may well have been cut in Challapaca, there is no reliable indication that he got stabbed in a prison scrum.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her body has never been found and van der Sloot has confessed and denied involvement on a number of occasions.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the announcement, van der Sloot will wed 24-year-old Leidy Carol Figueroa Uceda, an accountant who lives in Lima.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Now all van der Sloot and his bride-to-be have to do is wait out the ten days to see if anyone objects.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I note that Sloot's moustache is decently white at last, as becomes a fellow of his years.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
On getting all that was needed for my neighbors and myself the sled was heaped up; we walked, Sloot driving.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825|Gordon Sellar
Sept. 12—Sloot and all hands were up at sunrise to set fire to the brushpiles.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825|Gordon Sellar
Sept. 16—Pouring rain and glad of it, for all of us except Sloot are dead-tired.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825|Gordon Sellar
April 3—Jabez with Sloot came this morning to start burning our fallow, and before dark we had made great progress.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825|Gordon Sellar