HyperDic: spillway

English > 1 sense of the word spillway:
NOUNartifactspillway, spill, wasteweira channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spillway > pronunciation
Soundsspih'lwey.
Rhymesairway ... Zimbabwe: 74 rhymes with wey...
English > spillway: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction.
Synonymsspill, wasteweir
BroaderconduitA passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
Spanishaliviadero, derramadero, vertedor, wasteweir
Catalansobreeixidor, wasteweir

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