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sluice

/sluːs/noun

उच्चारण स्लूस

जलद्वार, स्लूस गेट, पानी रोकने का फाटक

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a channel with a gate that controls the flow of water; the gate itself

    जलद्वार, स्लूस गेट, पानी रोकने का फाटक

    • The engineers opened the sluices of the dam.
    • a sluice gate

    Synonyms floodgate sluice gate

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (down/out)

    to wash something with a large amount of water

    खूब पानी से धोना

    • They sluiced the floor of the cowshed.

    Synonyms rinse wash down flush

  2. 2

    [I] + adv./prep.

    (of water) to flow somewhere in large quantities

    (पानी का) तेज़ी से बहना

    • Rainwater sluiced down the hillside.

    Synonyms pour stream gush

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

floodgate sluice gate rinse wash down flush pour stream gush

AaSpelling

s·l·u·i·c·e

(not 'sluce' or 'slooce').

Spelling: s-l-u-i-c-e सही है ('sluce' या 'slooce' गलत है)।