Cleaner's sluice
Language Log 2024-12-10
Summary:
When I went to the restroom at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, I was stopped in my tracks by the sign "Cleaner's Sluice" on a door just outside. I knew what a "sluice" was, in fact I knew several related meanings for sluice: An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for […]