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sluiceway

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sluice⋅way

  [sloos-wey]
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–noun
1. a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
2. any artificial channel for water.
Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; sluice + way 1
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sluice·way   (slōōs'wā')   
n.  An artificial channel, especially one for carrying off excess water.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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