spillway

spill·way

S0640100 (spĭl′wā′)n. A channel for an overflow of water, as from a reservoir.

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(ˈspɪlˌweɪ) n (Civil Engineering) a channel that carries away surplus water, as from a dam. Also called: wasteweir or spill

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n. a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like. [1885–90]

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spillway - a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstructionwasteweir, spillconduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"

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Spillway

spillway

[′spil‚wā] (civil engineering) A passage in or about a dam or other hydraulic structure for escape of surplus water.

Spillway

a hydraulic structure for the discharge of excess (flood) water from a reservoir and for the useful release of water into tailwater. A spillway may have openings: surface openings on the crest of a dam, openings sunk below the level of the headwater, other types of deep openings, or two kinds of openings, as in a two-stage spillway. The flow of water is regulated by locks. Some automatic spillways (for example, those working by means of siphons or shafts) are not equipped with locks. Spillways that are built in the bypass of concrete and earthen dams are called coastal spillways.

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(spil'wā), A groove or channel through which food may pass from the occlusal surfaces of teeth during the masticatory process. Synonym(s): sluiceway

spill·way

(spil'wā) Groove or channel through which food may pass from occlusal surfaces of teeth during masticatory process.
Synonym(s): sluiceway.

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Synonyms for spillway

noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

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