Noun: sluice valve sloos valv
- Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
"The operator lowered the sluice valve to reduce the water flow";
- sluicegate, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate
Type of: regulator
Part of: penstock, sluice, sluiceway
Encyclopedia: Sluice valve