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A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir.
Use wasteweir when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wasteweir means A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir.
Common synonyms include spill, spillway.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use wasteweir where its definition matches the intended context.
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