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🌊 A narrow ditch 🚫 A rude insult
sloot

sloot

9.9
A narrow ditch made by people that drains water from fields
  • noun
  • South African
translation icon : zanja
  • Many Dutch homes have a sloot alongside the property to manage water drainage effectively.

Examples

  • The farmer dug a narrow sloot to help drain the excess rainwater from his fields.

  • In point of fact, a sloot is more than just a fence and a place to drain surface water.

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  • Good fences make good neighbors here; an undredged sloot can endanger all of the fields around it at flood time.

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  • During heavy rainfall, the sloot filled quickly, preventing flooding in the nearby crops.

Synonyms

drainage ditch
vssloot
4 3.2

A narrow channel dug in the ground that carries away extra water

is a regional Dutch word rather than the general modern name
sluiceway
vssloot
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A channel that carries fast water and is controlled by a gate

is a simple ungated drainage channel used regionally
clow
vssloot
  • Archaic
9.9

An open channel beside a road that carries rainwater

is a regional modern term not the archaic word

How Wide

canal
90 2.0
channel
57 3.8
sloot
  • South African
9.9
to ditch
2 3.4
drain
122 1.0

Surface Forms

sloot singular
sloots plural

Etymology

Sloot comes from Dutch, where it means 'ditch' and refers to a narrow man-made channel used to drain water. Think of it like a small sluice that carries water away from fields, which is why a sloot is a drainage channel.