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Definition of floodway in English: floodwaynounˈflʌdweɪ North American A channel built to take the floodwaters of a river. the floodway is used every second spring on average Example sentencesExamples - In order to build the course, a floodway needed to be moved, which required permits from the Department of Natural Resources.
- The water-level study shows that the expanded floodway would benefit some communities at the 1997 flood levels.
- An enlarged floodway will eventually protect the city against a flood likely to occur once in about 700 years.
- The truck and its two trailers veered off the road and plowed across a floodway before spilling its contents.
- The proposed alternate project must not be located in the regulatory floodway and will have to be insured if located in the 100-year floodplain.
- There has probably been little doubt for some months now that an ambitious plan to greatly expand the Greater Winnipeg Floodway will proceed.
- About 40 per cent of water flowing into the Seine River at peak flows would be diverted directly into the floodway.
- This project gives people living outside the city some of the benefits of the floodway.
- It may open a floodway that hasn't been used since 1973.
- Backed by their representatives in Congress, they demand a $165 million project to, yes, prevent too much flooding in the floodway.
Definition of floodway in US English: floodwaynounˈflədˌwā North American A channel built to take the floodwaters of a river. the floodway is used every second spring on average Example sentencesExamples - About 40 per cent of water flowing into the Seine River at peak flows would be diverted directly into the floodway.
- In order to build the course, a floodway needed to be moved, which required permits from the Department of Natural Resources.
- Backed by their representatives in Congress, they demand a $165 million project to, yes, prevent too much flooding in the floodway.
- The proposed alternate project must not be located in the regulatory floodway and will have to be insured if located in the 100-year floodplain.
- The water-level study shows that the expanded floodway would benefit some communities at the 1997 flood levels.
- The truck and its two trailers veered off the road and plowed across a floodway before spilling its contents.
- It may open a floodway that hasn't been used since 1973.
- This project gives people living outside the city some of the benefits of the floodway.
- An enlarged floodway will eventually protect the city against a flood likely to occur once in about 700 years.
- There has probably been little doubt for some months now that an ambitious plan to greatly expand the Greater Winnipeg Floodway will proceed.
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