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Synonyms for sluice

Most common

penstock sluiceway lock

All synonyms

Noun

1. Penstock

penstock, sluiceway

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

Related words

Word family
sluiceway
Phrases
sluice valve sluice gate

Forms

Plural
sluices → penstocks, sluiceways, locks, openings…

Example sentences

  • lock I want you to go to your rooms and lock the doors.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sluicefalling
penstockfalling
sluicewayfalling
lockrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lock1, vent1
7 letters
opening3
8 letters
penstock
9 letters
sluiceway

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (opening3 = 3 syllables).

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