How to Pronounce "sluice"
word
ˈsɫus
SLOOS
slˈuːs
SLOOS
Definition
A sluice is a gate or channel for controlling the flow of water, usually used in rivers, dams, or mills.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɫus
British English
slˈuːs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLOOS
UK
SLOOS
Listen in Context
The workers opened the sluice to let water into the field.
A sluice controls the water in the canal.
Farmers use a sluice to flood their rice fields.
After the heavy rain, the old sluice struggled to keep the water back.