a water channel usually formed by or constructed for rainwater
sluit in American English
(sluːt)
noun
(in South Africa)
a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains
Word origin
[1860–65; ‹ Afrik sloot ‹ D: ditch]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, calibrate, metric system, monism, pop-up