GRE Word List

SLUICE

an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow

The meaning of the word sluice is an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow.

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