English noun: sluice valve | |||
| 1. | sluice valve (artifact) regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | ||
| Synonyms | floodgate, head gate, penstock, sluicegate, water gate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regulator | ||
| Part meronym | penstock, sluice, sluiceway | ||