écluse

== French == === Etymology === From Old French escluse, from Late Latin exclūsa [aqua], from the classical Latin verb exclūdō, exclūdere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.klyz/ Homophones: éclusent, écluses === Noun === écluse f (plural écluses) sluice, lock (of canal) === Verb === écluse inflection of écluser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “écluse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === culées, écules, éculés