1. an artificial water channel controlled by a gate
2. a sliding gate or valve for controlling water flow

1. to wash or rinse with a sudden flow of water
2. to flow out rapidly in large quantities

Examples

• The miners built a sluice to divert water from the stream.
• They opened the sluice gate to drain the pond.
• Water rushed through the wooden sluice into the mill.
• She sluiced the mud off her boots with the garden hose.
• He sluiced down the deck of the boat after fishing.
• Rain sluiced off the roof into the gutters.
• The dam’s sluices control the river’s flow downstream.