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Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.
- synonyms: sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, head gate, water gate
Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate.
- synonyms: sluice, sluiceway

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