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sluice meaning in Tamil

கண்மாய்

/sluːs/

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Northern Ireland/ˈslʉs/

sluice in Tamil: கண்மாய், கண்ணாறு, கலிங்கல், மடை. In English, sluice means an artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

Tamil words for sluice

கண்மாய், கண்ணாறு, கலிங்கல், மடை, மதகு, மடைக்கதவு

English meaning of sluice

  1. noun An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
  2. noun A water gate or floodgate.
  3. noun Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply.
  4. noun The stream flowing through a floodgate.

Full definition of sluice

sluice in a sentence

  • to sluice earth or gold dust in a sluice box in placer mining

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Questions about sluice in Tamil

What is the meaning of sluice in Tamil?
Sluice in Tamil is கண்மாய், கண்ணாறு, கலிங்கல், மடை.
sluice என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Sluice: கண்மாய், கண்ணாறு, கலிங்கல், மடை.
What does sluice mean in English?
Sluice means an artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

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