[{"word":"sluices","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A water gate or floodgate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The stream flowing through a floodgate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sluice","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sluices"]}]