Sluiceway

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sluiceway \Sluice"way`\, n.
     An artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice;
     specifically, a trough constructed over the bed of a stream,
     so that logs, lumber, or rubbish can be floated down to some
     convenient place of delivery.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sluiceway
       n : conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a
           sluicegate [syn: {sluice}, {penstock}]