sluicing
present participle ofsluice
sluice
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/sluːs/us/sluːs/Ifwatersluices out fromsomewhere, itflowsinlargeamounts:
Water sluicedoutfrom thepipes.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
Phrasal verb
sluicesomethingdown/out
Examplesofsluicing
sluicing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Alternatively, one may account for (34) by claiming thatsluicingleaves a layered trace, and the condition (32) applies to this layered trace.
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Sluicingalso applies inter-sententially, as shown by (ii).
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However, the relevant phenomenon seems to be similar tosluicingsince it can apply intersententially.
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Sluicingshould be done with mechanicalsluicingequipment and disinfection is achieved by means of soaking in a recommended solution of disinfectant.
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Many of these acres are below sea level, and the sea is kept out by means ofsluicingand pumping.
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Articles in these categories should be segregated in impermeable bags from ordinary soiled linen and subjected to preliminarysluicingand disinfection as appropriate before being laundered.
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The elided material of all instances ofsluicing, even of multiplesluicing, are catenae.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ways in which gems can be uncovered in this mine is bysluicing, creeking, or digging.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The town is built at the top of a waterfall, and water was diverted from the stream to provide water for minesluicingand processing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many claims (each measuring 100 feet along the stream) were consolidated, and worked by groundsluicing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The people built a new but shallow inlet to connect the flow channel to the dock forsluicingsmall ships into the basin.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many claims were consolidated, and worked by groundsluicing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The easy ore was all extracted by 1893 whensluicingwas discontinued.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her other theoretical work has addressed topics in agreement, predicate-initial word orders, wh-movement, and ellipsis (especiallysluicing), among many others.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fleet each typically consists of asluicingapparatus, a means of paydirt collection (dredge), and a cold-water-diving life support system.
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