Sentence examples for The sluices from inspiring English sources

The sluices are opened at slack tide to discharge river water to the sea and are always closed at flood tide.

The sluices are protected against damage from drifting vessels by large concrete barriers.

The sluices in turn required lots of water, usually produced by creating a dam and ditches or crude pipes.

The sluices, located at Mode Wheel Locks, Barton Locks, Irlam Locks, Latchford Locks and Weaver Sluices, are designed to allow water entering the canal to flow along its length in a controlled manner.

"They're called butterfly valves," he said of the sluices inside the cylinder.

He knows that opening the sluices to trade with India would boost Pakistan's pathetic growth rate.

The sluice of sympathy is closing.

So the sluice gates are open on both ends of these committees.

They opened the sluice gates and emptied the whole lot on top of us".

Additionally, the power company opened the sluice gates at 3am without first warning people asleep downstream.

"If there are nuggets in the sluice, let's dine out tonight".