spillway

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Noun

spillway noun

A path designed to take away overflow safely.

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Synonyms

wasteweir spill weir overfall ogee outflow outlet overflow outfall floodway overflow hole waste gate flowoff escapeway fallway debouch

Associated

nappe abutment chute cavitation discharge dam sluice siphon orifice gates

Rhymes

convey display dismay sobriquet disarray allay gay decay play portray

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