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sloot [ sloot ] (plural sloots) or sluit [ sloot ] (plural sluits)

noun

Definition:

South Africa gully: a gully that has been formed by rain erosion

[Mid-19th century. Via Afrikaans< Dutch sloot "ditch"]

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