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• Sluice — Sluice, n. [OF. escluse, F. [ e]cluse, LL. exclusa, sclusa, from L. excludere, exclusum, to shut out: cf. D. sluis sluice, from the Old French. See {Exclude}.] 1. An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sluice gate — Sluice Sluice, n. [OF. escluse, F. [ e]cluse, LL. exclusa, sclusa, from L. excludere, exclusum, to shut out: cf. D. sluis sluice, from the Old French. See {Exclude}.] 1. An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mill|race — «MIHL RAYS», noun. 1. the current of water that drives a mill wheel: »The millrace is fast enough to run a large wheel. 2. the trough in which the water flows to the mill: »The millrace collapsed under the weight of the ice. SYNONYM(S): sluice …   Useful english dictionary

• Sluice — A sluice gate. Sluice gate located on the …   Wikipedia

• sluice — 1. noun a) An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate. Each sluice of affluent fortune opened soon. Harte. b) Hence, an opening or… …   Wiktionary

• Dalgarven Mill — The main Dalgarven Mill buildings The Dalgarven Mill complex …   Wikipedia

• Cromford Mill — Coordinates: 53°06′32″N 1°33′22″W / 53.1090°N 1.5560°E / 53.1090; 1.5560 …   Wikipedia

• Bull Sluice Lake — Morgan Falls Dam Location Fulton / Cobb counties, Georgia Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• Cogglesford Mill — Cogglesford Mill, 2002 …   Wikipedia

• Tide mill — A tide mill is a specialist type of water mill driven by tidal rise and fall.A dam with a sluice is created across a suitable tidal inlet, or a section of river estuary is made into a reservoir. As the tide comes in, it enters the mill pond… …   Wikipedia

• Barbegal aqueduct and mill — The Barbegal aqueduct and mill is a Roman watermill complex located on the territory of the commune of Fontvieille, near the town of Arles, in southern France. The complex has been referred to as the greatest known concentration of mechanical… …   Wikipedia