: an artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice
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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.
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Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.
—Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018
The breakwater was constructed with four sluiceways, or porthole-like tunnels, which allowed for greater circulation of ocean water.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
However, the sluiceways were sealed years ago after a child became trapped in one and drowned.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.
—Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018
The breakwater was constructed with four sluiceways, or porthole-like tunnels, which allowed for greater circulation of ocean water.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
However, the sluiceways were sealed years ago after a child became trapped in one and drowned.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
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“Sluiceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sluiceway. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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