The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SLUICES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1985.
Mining troughs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLUICES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mining troughs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- strip
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Crossword Answer definitions
SLUICES noun- An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
- A water gate or floodgate.
- Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply.
- The stream flowing through a floodgate.
- A long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth.
- An instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing.
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