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floodway /ˈflʌdweɪ /noun North AmericanA channel built to take the floodwaters of a river: the floodway is used every second spring on average...- About 40 per cent of water flowing into the Seine River at peak flows would be diverted directly into the floodway.
- The water-level study shows that the expanded floodway would benefit some communities at the 1997 flood levels.
- In order to build the course, a floodway needed to be moved, which required permits from the Department of Natural Resources.
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