forebay

American  

[fawr-bay] / ˈfɔrˌbeɪ /

noun

• forebays
  plural

1. a reservoir or pool from which a regulated amount of water flows to a dam, hydroelectric plant, water filtration system, or the like, to ensure consistent water levels, to allow sediment to settle, and to trap debris.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• forebays
  plural

Example Sentences

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forebay

Those fish that manage to avoid predators in the forebay next encounter an elaborate system of underwater barriers at the John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility, which has been operating since 1968.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

Ultimately, however, Miranda said they stopped the effort because it wasn’t improving the survival rate of salmon in the forebay.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

Visitors can peer over a glass protector to observe the inner forebay, which, through underwater arches, filtered the incoming water into the plant before it churned through the penstocks.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022

The forebay is longer than a football field, about the width of three freeway lanes and four stories high, with 34 openings in the ceiling.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2018

He was soon sitting on the end of the log carriage under the shelter of the saw-mill roof, his line dangling into the water of the forebay, waiting for a bite.

From Hidden Treasure by John Thomas Simpson