conduit vs sluice

sluice vs conduit

conduit and sluice both are nouns.

conduit is not a verb while sluice is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conduit	Yes	No	No	No
sluice	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sluice is a hyponym of conduit; that is, sluice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conduit:

conduit: a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
sluice: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

Other hyponyms of conduit include aqueduct, duct, flue, millrace, millrun, penstock, sluiceway, spill, spillway, wasteweir, tube, tubing, waterspout.

conduit (noun)	sluice (noun)
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass	conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

conduit (verb)	sluice (verb)
	irrigate with water from a sluice
	draw through a sluice
	transport in or send down a sluice
	pour as if from a sluice

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