Spillway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spillway is a noun meaning A path designed to take away overflow safely.
Meaning
A path designed to take away overflow safely.
Example Sentences
Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.
On February 24, 319379 crosses the wrought-iron Carr Mill Viaduct with Northern's 1515 Liverpool Lime Street-Wigan North Western service, viewed from a spillway for the reservoir.
Word Forms
- spillways
Synonyms for spillway
Depending on context, synonyms include spill, wasteweir.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wasteweir, spill, weir, overfall, ogee, outflow.
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