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fishway

British  
/ ˈfɪʃˌweɪ /

noun

  1. another name for fish ladder

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Other nonprofits that were part of the working group said the fishway announcement took them by surprise.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2023

Not all fish will find or use a fishway.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2021

Shad were so diminished that fewer than 20 had passed the fishway of the former Veazie Dam over several decades.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2016

Waldman agrees that improved fishway technology could be the answer.

From Scientific American Feb. 20, 2013

My colleague, Everett Smith, of Portland, a civil engineer, while making a survey for a fishway, counted 15 salmon jumping in 30 minutes.

From New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century by Various

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