Dam and Sluice

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Dam noun - A bank of earth constructed to control water.

Usage example: the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake

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Sluice and dam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sluice" instead a noun "Dam".

Sluice noun - Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate.

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Dam and sluice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dam" instead a noun "Sluice".

Nearby Words: sluiced, sluicing, sluiceway

In Suikoden V, you first use the sluice gates at the ruins near your castle to break out a flood to destroy the Godwin dam and bring back water to Lordlake.

Source: Chekhov's Boomerang

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