Sluiceway (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sluiceway" is a kind of...):
conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)
Meronyms (parts of "sluiceway"):
floodgate; head gate; penstock; sluice valve; sluicegate; water gate (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)