saracinesca meaning in English — slide, sluice

English meaning

slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
sluice noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.

saracinesca is used for these senses in English:

portcullis A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
roller shutter A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top.
slide A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
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.
sluice gate A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.

verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
noun A single page of a computer presentation.
noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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

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