Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
sluice — [slo͞os] n. [ME scluse < OFr escluse & LL exclusa < fem. pp. of L excludere, to shut out, EXCLUDE] 1. an artificial channel or passage for water, having a gate or valve at its head to regulate the flow, as in a canal or millstream 2. the… … English World dictionary
head gate — head′ gate n. 1) civ a control gate at the upstream end of a canal or lock 2) civ a floodgate of a race, sluice, etc • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
head gate — ☆ head gate n. a gate that controls the flow of water into a canal lock, sluice, etc … English World dictionary
Sluice — A sluice gate. Sluice gate located on the … Wikipedia
head gate — noun 1. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • Syn: ↑sluicegate, ↑sluice valve, ↑floodgate, ↑penstock, ↑water gate • Hypernyms: ↑regulator … Useful english dictionary
sluice — I UK [sluːs] / US [slus] verb Word forms sluice : present tense I/you/we/they sluice he/she/it sluices present participle sluicing past tense sluiced past participle sluiced 1) [transitive] to wash something with a flow of water He bent down and… … English dictionary
sluice — sluice1 [ slus ] verb 1. ) transitive to wash something with a flow of water: He bent down and sluiced his head under the faucet. The walls and floors were sluiced down every day. 2. ) intransitive if water sluices somewhere, it flows there… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sluice valve — noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • Syn: ↑sluicegate, ↑floodgate, ↑penstock, ↑head gate, ↑water gate • Hypernyms: ↑regulator • Pa … Useful english dictionary
sluice — Synonyms and related words: aboideau, air lock, aqueduct, arroyo, avenue, baptize, bath, bathe, bed, blow out, blowhole, canal, channel, chute, cloaca, cloaca maxima, creek bed, culvert, debouch, deluge, dip, dock gate, donga, door, douche, douse … Moby Thesaurus
head gate — 1. a control gate at the upstream end of a canal or lock. 2. a floodgate of a race, sluice, etc. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
head gate — gate of a dam, sluice gate, gate of a dam … English contemporary dictionary
