sluiceway

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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. — 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
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  1. sluice
  2. spillway
  3. floodway
Noun
  • 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
  • In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
Definition of sluice
Noun
  • Yuba Water Agency, which operates the dam, has had the spillway designed and is seeking state and federal funds to pay for it, with 2027 targeted for construction.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The storms brought so much rain to Northern California that officials released water from Lake Oroville's main spillway earlier this week as a flooding mitigation effort.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Definition of spillway
Noun
  • Blue Sky Surveying & Mapping Corp. failed to show a federal floodway overlapping the new city council chamber.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
  • 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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