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sluicegate

n. (alternative form of sluice gate English)

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sluicegate

n. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice [syn: sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate]

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Channelled under the roof through sluicegates, the water reappeared in four shining spouts that issued from conduits in the dam wall.