WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sluice•way
(slo̅o̅s′wā′),USA pronunciation n.
- Civil Engineeringa channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- Civil Engineeringany artificial channel for water.
- sluice + way1 1770–80, American.
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