sluice
noun
[ sluːs ]
• a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.
• "the water gushed through the sluices"
• an act of rinsing or showering with water.
• "a sluice with cold water"
sluice
verb
• wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water.
• "she sluiced her face in cold water"
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escluse ‘sluice gate’, based on Latin excludere ‘exclude’. The verb dates from the late 16th century.
