[sluːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate
(e.g: the water gushed through the sluices)

- an act of rinsing or showering with water
(e.g: a sluice with cold water)


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Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escluse ‘sluice gate’, based on Latin excludere ‘exclude’. The verb dates from the late 16th century

[sluːs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water
(e.g: she sluiced her face in cold water)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escluse ‘sluice gate’, based on Latin excludere ‘exclude’. The verb dates from the late 16th century