Fallway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fallway is a noun meaning A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
Meaning
A hydraulic canal, as for a water-powered mill.
More Meanings
- (US) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people.
Example Sentences
The remaining fallways are dry; the water that would otherwise beautify them is caught by the maw of the power station
In existing buildings where no flue is available either large enough to provide a fallway or located conveniently for hopper doors, a basement-fed KERNERATOR provides all of the advantages except the hopper-door convenience
Word Forms
- fallways
Synonyms for fallway
Depending on context, synonyms include drophole.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hoistway, well, gangway, shaftway, fairway, floorway.
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