单词 | overflow channel |
释义 | > as lemmasoverflow channel overflow channel n. a channel formed by or for the overflow of a fluid; (Geography) a natural notch or channel formed by water overflowing from a lake (cf. sense 4b). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > notch or channel rut?1611 sluit1818 overflow channel1863 overflow1883 swilly1899 spillway1914 flute1935 1863 Sci. Amer. 4 July 168/2 The overflow channels are seen at n. 1902 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 58 473 The criteria by which ancient extra-morainic lakes can be recognized are mainly four:—(1) beaches; (2) deltas; (3) floor-deposits; and (4) overflow-channels. 1996 Amer. Hist. Rev. 101 668 He and his men stocked and harvested fish by the tens of thousands and constructed sluice gates, overflow channels, and temporary storage tanks. < as lemmas |
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