Sluice Valve (Noun)
Meaning
Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The engineer carefully adjusted the sluice valve to regulate the water flow through the dam.
- A faulty sluice valve caused the water level in the reservoir to rise alarmingly.
- The new sluice valve design improved the efficiency of the irrigation system by 20%.
- The operator slowly opened the sluice valve to allow the water to flow into the canal.
- The maintenance team inspected the sluice valve daily to ensure it was functioning properly.