sluiced
Washed with flow
Sluiced is the past tense of sluice, meaning to wash or rinse with a rush of water.
A sluice is a channel or gate controlling water flow, used in mining to separate gold from sediment.
To sluice is to direct water through such a channel, or more generally to drench or flush: He sluiced the deck with a bucket of seawater.
Rain sluiced down the windshield.
Mineral-rich sediment accumulation
- panningLateral camera traverse
- goldElement seventy-nine
- dredgeUnderwater excavation apparatus
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
hydraulic · ore · tailings · sediment · alluvium · sift · gravel · nugget
Dug water passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- ditchShallow excavated channel
furrow · paddy · diversion · conduit · weir · flume · headgate · lateral
Washed with water
- flushedReddened from emotion
- washedCleaned with water
- dousedWet or extinguished completely
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
sprayed · hosed · swilled · splashed · cleansed · bathed · showered · pressure-washed
placer
Mineral-rich sediment accumulation
prospecting · hydraulic · ore · tailings · sediment · alluvium · sift · gravel · nugget · concentrate
canal
Dug water passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
ditch · furrow · paddy · diversion · conduit · weir · flume · headgate · lateral · spillway
rinsed
Washed with water
drenched · sprayed · hosed · swilled · splashed · cleansed · bathed · showered · pressure-washed · guttered
torrent
Violent rushing flow
flood · deluge · stream · pour · flow · spate · jet · spurt · coursed · swooshed
floodgate
Water-controlling barrier mechanism
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- penstockControlled water conduit
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
discharge · outflow · release · gate · lock · turbine · hydroelectric · overflow · regulation · control
sluiceddried
Stripped of moisture
desiccated · parched · dehydrated · drained · evaporated
- sluice boxChannel for separating ore
- sluice gatesAdjustable barriers controlling waterflow