sluiceway

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Recent Examples of sluiceway Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit. — 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
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  1. sluice
  2. spillway
  3. floodway
Noun
  • Dam Removal Europe found that the number of dams dismantled in 2025, along with other water-flow controls like weirs, culverts and sluices, grew by 11% from the year before.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
  • The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Definition of sluice
Noun
  • Garwood said the spillway system dates to the late 1960s, but the pipe was lined last year.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The largest among them, the Hardy Dam on the Muskegon River, needs a multi-hundred-million-dollar spillway upgrade to comply with modern flood safety standards.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of spillway
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  • Westcott said some of the subdivisions along the creek were built in the 1960s and 1970s when proper drainage was an afterthought and fences were installed in floodways.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Private property floodways and floodplains are mostly affected when extreme weather events occur, village officials said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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