spillway

[ spil-wey ]

/ ˈspɪlˌweɪ /

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noun

a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.

Origin of spillway

First recorded in 1885–90; spill¹ + way¹

Words nearby spillway

spillikin, spillikins, spillover, spillproof, spill the beans, spillway, spilt, spilth, spim, spin, spina

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Example sentences from the Web for spillway

Behind was the bubbling, leaping flow of the spillway itself, and Gatun Dam.
Raiders Invisible|Desmond Winter Hall
When the saw was still the water overflowed the "stop-logs" by the "spillway" into the pond below.
To Him That Hath|Ralph Connor
The spillway is a concrete-lined opening cut through a hill of rock near the center of the dam.
Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone|G. Harvey Ralphson
Preparations for taking several views of the big Gatun Dam from the lower, or spillway side, were made.
The Moving Picture Boys at Panama|Victor Appleton

You run up the hill the spillway channel is cut through; it iss high ground, and the golf course iss on high ground.
Raiders Invisible|Desmond Winter Hall

British Dictionary definitions for spillway

spillway

/ (ˈspɪlˌweɪ) /

noun

a channel that carries away surplus water, as from a damAlso called: wasteweir, spill

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单词	spillway
释义	spillway [ spil-wey ] / ˈspɪlˌweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spillway ON THESAURUS.COM noun a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like. Origin of spillway First recorded in 1885–90; spill¹ + way¹ Words nearby spillway spillikin, spillikins, spillover, spillproof, spill the beans, spillway, spilt, spilth, spim, spin, spina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spillway Behind was the bubbling, leaping flow of the spillway itself, and Gatun Dam. Raiders Invisible\|Desmond Winter Hall When the saw was still the water overflowed the "stop-logs" by the "spillway" into the pond below. To Him That Hath\|Ralph Connor The spillway is a concrete-lined opening cut through a hill of rock near the center of the dam. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone\|G. Harvey Ralphson Preparations for taking several views of the big Gatun Dam from the lower, or spillway side, were made. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama\|Victor Appleton You run up the hill the spillway channel is cut through; it iss high ground, and the golf course iss on high ground. Raiders Invisible\|Desmond Winter Hall British Dictionary definitions for spillway spillway / (ˈspɪlˌweɪ) / noun a channel that carries away surplus water, as from a damAlso called: wasteweir, spill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spillway inundation, deluge, gully, creek, stream, sluice, canal, estuary, aqueduct, brook, channel, flume, conduit, gutter, culvert, inlet, chute, drain, gullet, trench
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spillway

noun

Origin of spillway

Words nearby spillway

Example sentences from the Web for spillway

British Dictionary definitions for spillway

noun

Words related to spillway