sluiced Definition

sluice
noun

1. A channel or drain for water.
2. A valve or sliding gate for regulating the flow of water in such a channel.

Form: sluicegate (in full)
3. A trough for washing gold or other minerals out of sand, etc.
4. An act of washing down or rinsing.

verb sluiced, sluicing

1. To let out or drain by means of a sluice.

Thesaurus: drain, flush, irrigate.
2. To wash down or rinse by throwing water on.

Thesaurus: cleanse, swill, wash, drench.

Etymology: 14c: from French escluse, from Latin exclusa (aqua) (water) shut out.