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sluicing

UK
/ˈsluːsɪŋ/
US
/ˈsluːsɪŋ/

Traduzioni

sluicingnoun
sluicings
pl
The sluicing of the gold-bearing gravel was a crucial step in the mining process.
Промывка золотосодержащего гравия была важным этапом в процессе добычи.
The sluicing of excess water from the dam prevented flooding.
Слив избыточной воды из дамбы предотвратил наводнение.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
спуск
промывание
Sinonimi
pouring
drainage
flow
streaming
sluicinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsluːɪsɪŋ/
US
/ˈsluːɪsɪŋ/
Used before nouns to describe water or rainfall flowing forcefully, or equipment engaged in sluice operations.
Sinonimi
wetting
bathed
soaking
gushing
spouting
pouring
streaming
flushing
drenching
washing
rinsing
sluiceverb

sluicing

Gerund

sluiced
Past Simple
sluiced
Past Participle
sluicing
Gerund
UK
/sluːs/
US
/sluːs/
The workers sluiced the gold from the river sediment.
Рабочие промывали золото из речного осадка.
спускать воду
They sluiced the excess water from the reservoir.
Они спустили лишнюю воду из резервуара.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
катить
прогонять
Sinonimi
flow
stream
pour
drain
spill

Definizioni

sluicingnoun
The act or process of washing or rinsing with a stream of water, often used to remove debris or unwanted material.
The sluicing of the gold-bearing gravel was an essential step in the mining process.
(Linguistics) An elliptical construction in which all but the interrogative word or phrase is omitted from a clause, typically leaving a wh-word followed by an auxiliary.
In the sentence "Someone left, but I don't know who," the missing material after "who" is recovered by sluicing.
sluicinggerund / present participle
Flowing or falling in a stream of water; engaged in or used for sluicing.
They struggled through the sluicing rain to reach shelter.
sluiceverb
To wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water.
After the hike, they sluiced their muddy boots with a hose.
To let out or draw off water through a sluice.
The workers sluiced the excess water from the flooded field.
To flow or pour through or as if through a sluice.
The rainwater sluiced down the gutters during the storm.
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