单词 | flood-way |
释义 | > as lemmasflood-way flood-way n. (a) a piece of flooded road or path; (b) a channel constructed for the purpose of taking the flood-waters of a river. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > flooded part flood-way1889 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > channel for conveyance of water > for surplus water > for overflow of river flood-way1889 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 108 Near Tewkesbury and Upton there was a nasty bit of flood-way. 1915 E. Pound Cathay 25 The heart turns to travel so that he then thinks On flood-ways to be far departing. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Aug. 178/3 The construction of a ‘floodway’ leaving the main stream [of the Mississippi] at Bird Point, near Cairo. < as lemmas |
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