sluis
Meaning
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sluice, lock
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/slœy̯s/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sluse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Late Latin exclūsa, sclūsa (“sluice”), from exclūsus, form of exclūdō (“I shut out, I exclude”). Cognate to English sluice.
New
sluizen
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to sluice, to manipulate a sluice gate so as to either restrict or allow waterflow
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