sluis — meaning in English

English meaning

• lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
• sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.

Senses

sluis is used for these senses in English:

• lock A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
• lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
• sluice 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.

lock — full definition

1. noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
2. verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
3. noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
4. noun A strand or tuft of hair.

sluice — full definition

1. noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
2. verb To wash something thoroughly with a flow of water.

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