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

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forebay

Based on the number of fish collected, the employees estimate how many are killed by predators in the forebay or sucked into the pumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

Some experts describe the forebay as a “death trap” for fish species that have suffered major declines in recent years.

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

“This project is drought-driven,” Erika Moonin, project manager for the Las Vegas-based authority, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal during a recent final media tour of the underground pump station forebay.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2018

While Colonel Lucas was superintendent, the armory canal was much improved by the building of a permanent rock forebay.

From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph