sluicegate

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• Sluicegate Price —   Similar to the threshold price, but applying to eggs, pigmeat and poultry. Imports to the EC of these products are liable to a levy to raise them to the level of the sluicegate price …   Glossary of the European Union and European Communities

• sluicegate — /ˈslusgeɪt/ (say sloohsgayt) noun a gate at the upper end of a sluice for regulating the flow …  

• sluicegate — noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • Syn: ↑sluice valve, ↑floodgate, ↑penstock, ↑head gate, ↑water gate • Hypernyms: ↑regulator • …   Useful english dictionary

• Rhine-Herne Canal — This translation is incomplete. If you know [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhein Herne Kanal German] , consider helping translate this article. The Rhein Herne Canal (German: Rhein Herne Kanal) is a 45.6 kilometer (28.3 mile) long transportation… …   Wikipedia

• sluice — /slus / (say sloohs) noun 1. an artificial channel for conducting water, fitted with a sluicegate. 2. the body of water held back or controlled by a sluicegate. 3. any contrivance for regulating a flow from or into a receptacle. 4. a channel,… …  

• sluiceway — noun conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate • Syn: ↑sluice, ↑penstock • Derivationally related forms: ↑sluice (for: ↑sluice) • Hypernyms: ↑co …   Useful english dictionary

• Rowland Vaughan — was an English Manoral Lord who is credited with the introduction of a new irrigation system that greatly improved the grass and hay production of meadows through a system of periodic drownings . This method so improved grass production that… …   Wikipedia

• sluiceway — /ˈslusweɪ/ (say sloohsway) noun 1. a channel controlled by a sluicegate. 2. any artificial channel for water …  

• head gate — noun 1. regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • Syn: ↑sluicegate, ↑sluice valve, ↑floodgate, ↑penstock, ↑water gate • Hypernyms: ↑regulator …   Useful english dictionary

• regulator — noun 1. any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑regulate • Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑controller • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sluice valve — noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • Syn: ↑sluicegate, ↑floodgate, ↑penstock, ↑head gate, ↑water gate • Hypernyms: ↑regulator • Pa …   Useful english dictionary