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Recent Examples of sluiceway
Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.
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Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.
—Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018
The breakwater was constructed with four sluiceways, or porthole-like tunnels, which allowed for greater circulation of ocean water.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
However, the sluiceways were sealed years ago after a child became trapped in one and drowned.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.
—Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018
The breakwater was constructed with four sluiceways, or porthole-like tunnels, which allowed for greater circulation of ocean water.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
However, the sluiceways were sealed years ago after a child became trapped in one and drowned.
—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluiceway
Noun
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2016
Noun
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Northern California’s famed ‘Glory Hole’ spillway is used for first time in years.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The hardware, or physical infrastructure, is the spillway and dam, which in the case of New Bullards Bar, holds back almost 1 million acre-feet of water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also in attendance: Nashville architect Alan Dooley, who helped the church win a historic designation for the building, and that allowed Metro Codes to issue permits for the rebuild, even though the building is (clearly) in a floodway.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
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For one thing, the equipment and restrooms sit right in the floodway, and are often a few inches deep in standing water when Walnut Creek overflows after heavy rainfall.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2024
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“Sluiceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluiceway. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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