spillway
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spillway
Example Sentences
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To handle the extra volume, engineers send surplus water down 5 Shaft into the deep pool below, much like an overflow spillway helps relieve pressure at a full reservoir.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
The New York Times first wrote about Lake Berryessa’s mesmerizing drain, interviewing Peter Kilkus, who was there hours after the spillway opened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
Lowry found fields of half-submerged corn, soybeans that had disappeared under the flooding almost entirely and rapids rushing from their spillway like a waterfall.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
The first thing I saw after claiming a parking spot was a vivid rainbow hanging in the mist above the dam’s spillway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
On this side of the lake there was a concrete wall with a spillway.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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