On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Sluices. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Sluices meaning
plural of sluice
Using Sluices
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of sluice
- In the example corpus, sluices often appears in combinations such as: and sluices, sluices are, the sluices.
Context around Sluices
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sluices
- In this selection, "sluices" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, repair, tanks and using stand out and add context to how "sluices" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the sluices are up and and repair sluices would prevent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sluices" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sluices
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The minerals are then concentrated using sluices or jigs. (9 words)
The ongoing work to remodel weirs and repair sluices would prevent threat of breaches during monsoon. (16 words)
Most aqueduct systems included sedimentation tanks, sluices and distribution tanks to regulate the supply at need. (16 words)
Today all the sluices are up, and almost nobody is willing to make the case that one branch of culture might be capable of greater depth, value or seriousness of purpose than any other. (34 words)
Residents in the communities have not reported any household impacts and the authorities on the ground have indicated that all kokers and sluices are currently operational,” the CDC said. (29 words)
Opening the sluices at high tide and closing them at low tide turned the polders into an inaccessible swamp, which allowed the Allied armies to stop the German army. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
Residents in the communities have not reported any household impacts and the authorities on the ground have indicated that all kokers and sluices are currently operational,” the CDC said.
The ongoing work to remodel weirs and repair sluices would prevent threat of breaches during monsoon.
Today all the sluices are up, and almost nobody is willing to make the case that one branch of culture might be capable of greater depth, value or seriousness of purpose than any other.
The national audit office Algemene Rekenkamer has also urged the government to release more money to repair bridges and sluices.
Most aqueduct systems included sedimentation tanks, sluices and distribution tanks to regulate the supply at need.
Opening the sluices at high tide and closing them at low tide turned the polders into an inaccessible swamp, which allowed the Allied armies to stop the German army.
The loosened gravel and gold would then pass over sluices, with the gold settling to the bottom where it was collected.
The minerals are then concentrated using sluices or jigs.
Common combinations with sluices
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: