Dictionary entry

Sluice-valve

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

(n) (ဆည်ရှိ) ရေလွှဲ ပေါက်၊ ကတွတ်ပေါက်။

Definition

sluice /slu:s/ (also sluice-gate, sluice-valve ) n (ဆည္ရိွ) ေရလႊဲ ေပါက္၊ ကတြတ္ေပါက္။ open the sluice-gates of a reservoir. v ၁။ ~ sth (down/out) ေရေဆးခ်သည္။ sluice out the stables ❍ We sluiced the muddy wheels (down) with a hose. ၂။ (ေရ)ကတြတ္ေပါက္မွ လႊတ္လိုက္သကဲ့သို႔ စီးဆင္း သည္။ rain sluicing along the gutters.

Examples

  1. He bent down and sluiced his head under the tap.
  2. The walls and floors were sluiced down every day.