: 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
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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
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“Sluiceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sluiceway. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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