Sluice
/sluːs/noun
A channel, gate, or device for controlling the flow of water.
Did you know?English got *sluice* from Old French *escluse*, ultimately from Latin *excludere* (“to shut out”), because a sluice is basically a controlled opening that keeps water in or out.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
excludere
“to shut out, keep out”
Old French
Old French
escluse
“a floodgate, sluice, lock”
Middle English
English
scluse
“a water channel or floodgate”
15th Century
English
sluice
“a channel or gate for controlling water flow”
Modern English
English
sluice
“a device or passage for regulating the flow of water”
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