Synonyms & related words for sluiceway

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Words related to sluiceway

Explore words related to sluiceway — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sluice, penstock, sluicegate, unsluice, floodgate, spillway, headrace, tailrace. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sluiceway come from?

The word sluiceway breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: sluice, from Latin exclusa (“shut-off (water barrier)”); and -way, from Old English weg (“path, channel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.