sluiceway

• Nom désignant un canal ou un conduit par lequel passe un courant d'eau rapide, généralement contrôlé par une vanne ou un système d'écluses.

A noun referring to a channel or conduit that carries a rapid flow of water, typically controlled by a sluicegate.

1. Water channelC1formal

   A man-made channel or conduit that carries a fast-moving stream of water, typically controlled by a gate (sluicegate).

   canal à sluice

   • The mill's sluiceway directed water to the waterwheel.
   • Engineers built a sluiceway to manage the flow from the reservoir.
   • The sluiceway was opened to release excess water from the canal.

   Synonymesflumeracesluice