A channel, drain, or small stream, esp. one carrying off overflow or surplus water.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > channel for conveyance of water > for surplus water (12) sluicea1552 A channel, drain, or small stream, esp. one carrying off overflow or surplus water. watershoot1599 A channel or gutter for water to flow through; (in later use) esp. a pipe or chute through which water from a gutter drains. offlet?1744 A channel or pipe for letting water off; a drainage outlet. Also more fully offlet pipe. dale1851 An outlet drain in the Fen district. waste-way1881 a channel for the passage of waste water. spill1900 A channel or passage for the escape of surplus water; a ‘spill-way’. Subcategories:— for overflow of river (1) — for overflow of reservoir, etc. (3) — from a dam or power-station (1) — bars to prevent fish from escaping (1) |
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