sluice
جلدوار
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.
example
If rain falls into the bird's mouth, theoretically it could 'sluice' down the windpipe past the larynx and into the lungs.
This had caused levels in the lodge to fluctuate and water had to be diverted from the stream via a 'sluice' .
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.
He could hear Joe working the handle of the 'sluice' that would send water gushing into the other troughs.
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' .
In the cage, I could hear only the 'sluice' and swoosh of rushing and retreating water.
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.
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.
He even made a 'sluice' of tin and boards to catch and carry the rainwater to the parched crops.
a 'sluice' with cold water
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.
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).
Water was pumped by an old fire-engine from the creek to the quarry to 'sluice' clay off the stone.
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.
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.
a 'sluice' with cold water
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.
Gravels were added to a 'sluice' box, and gravity-sorting concentrated the gold.
With a barn that moves weekly, there is no concrete floor where manure builds up, no permanently muddy patch that must be 'sluiced' off.
Work will include restoration of the 'sluice gate' and ironwork, de-silting the pond and replacing the edging stones.
The school closed off that particular area and it has been 'sluiced' and cleaned.
Mr Hanson was dressed apart from his shoes and socks, which were discovered near the reservoir's 'sluice gate' , along with a house key on a ring.
These rapids range from tame 'sluiceways' to a shoulder-high waterfall.
We will have an intersection here the size of a village, twin bridges spanning the banks of the mighty ring road, a centrifuge pulsing cars through 'sluiceways' .
Great dollops of water 'sluiced' the very long glossy leaves of the sweet chestnuts.
The track was not used often, but had a water ditch on one side which would regularly have to be drained through a 'sluice gate' .
Modern science has yet to explain how it is that a bathtub, which gets 'sluiced' with soapy water just about every day, gets dirty.
She's the kind of boat that demands sure knot tying from her crew and an acceptance of salt water 'sluicing' down one's neck and ending up in one's boots.
If it isn't going over the 'sluice gate' then it isn't raining too much.
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