sluice
compuerta
definition
verb
she sluiced her face in cold water
wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water.
noun
The sluice gate regulates the volume of water that strikes the wheel, and has to be judged with some care to prevent the mill stones from spinning too fast and vibrating too much.
a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.
a sluice with cold water
an act of rinsing or showering with water.
translation of 'sluice'
verb
regar,
lavar
noun
compuerta,
dique de contención,
canal
example
In the cage, I could hear only the 'sluice' and swoosh of rushing and retreating water.
Water was pumped by an old fire-engine from the creek to the quarry to 'sluice' clay off the stone.
If rain falls into the bird's mouth, theoretically it could 'sluice' down the windpipe past the larynx and into the lungs.
Dozens of small balsa-wood structures were scattered on the cement floor, both within and outside the ambit of a crude wooden 'sluice' system that carried a fitfully circulating trickle of water.
They have 1.7 grams after two programmes out of six which seems reasonable bearing in mind that they also have some left not weighed in the fibrous material they use to catch the gold particles from their 'sluice' .
Having left my shoes outside at the reception desk I was given a locker for my clothes and belongings, before being ushered by the receptionist into the shower room for a thorough 'sluice' down and then put into a steam room for 15 minutes.
Especially as it said that in case of contact with the mucous membrane - that's another expression to make us girls feel good about ourselves - you're supposed to 'sluice' yourself down right away with lots of water.
Huge mounds of river rock stand with great hubris along the creek banks, remnants of the exhaustive 'sluice' and placer mining operations that once took place on the town's perimeter.
He could hear Joe working the handle of the 'sluice' that would send water gushing into the other troughs.
a 'sluice' with cold water
This had caused levels in the lodge to fluctuate and water had to be diverted from the stream via a 'sluice' .
He even made a 'sluice' of tin and boards to catch and carry the rainwater to the parched crops.
a 'sluice' with cold water
I can't cite any similar highhandness on Woodward's part, nor is he the sort to 'sluice' the words of authorities directly into his journalism.
Gravels were added to a 'sluice' box, and gravity-sorting concentrated the gold.
Then 'sluice' everything down with a coffee tarek.
She stopped, staring, as several score thoughts and fears, feelings and emotions kicked her in the tail, clenching her gut and sending a 'sluice' of cold water down her spine.
This large drain runs straight in a North Easterly direction, under various bridges, the Well Creek, eventually ending at a 'sluice' which separates the fresh water from the salt water of the Tidal Ouse.
We still use it for watering the garden and I have been known to 'sluice' the back of my neck under it on a hot afternoon (not often this summer).
The warm water 'sluicing' over my body chased the rest of the cotton of too long a sleep from my mind.
Another option is to open 'sluices' , releasing water and lowering river levels.
If it isn't going over the 'sluice gate' then it isn't raining too much.
If the 'sluices' were co-ordinated with the tidal barrier the whole water level from Malton to Barmby could be drastically lowered and reduce flooding.
What he wants to do is send you to bed with ice water 'sluicing' down your nape and a knot of unease in your gut.
Before the construction of dams and barrages, floodwaters would spill out of the river's banks and, channeled by 'sluices' and dikes, cover most of the agricultural land.
When it's finished we want to test it by blocking up the 'sluice gate' using a bale of hay or something similar.
The fields are bounded by drainage ditches and 'sluices' are now being added so that the water levels can be controlled to provide the optimum conditions.
Work will include restoration of the 'sluice gate' and ironwork, de-silting the pond and replacing the edging stones.
I scrubbed both my arms with soap, then continued down to my flat stomach as warm water 'sluiced' over my body.
Its waters are only a 'sluice gate' away from being part of the Port Solent harbour.
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