sluice

n : carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

[syn: {sluiceway}, {penstock}]

v 1: pour as if from a sluice [syn: {sluice down}]

2: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn:

{flush}]

3: flow or pour from or as if from a sluice

4: transport in or send down a sluice, as of logs

5: draw through a sluice, as of water