Floodway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Floodway is a noun meaning An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
Meaning
An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
Example Sentences
Since 2005 the governments of Manitoba and Canada have spent $665 million to double the capacity of the floodway and to reinforce bridges, control gates and dikes.
Word Forms
- floodways
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spillway, floodwall, flowoff, floodboard, waterway, fairway.
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