spillway
[ spil-wey ]
/ ˈspɪlˌweɪ /
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noun
a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
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spillway
/ (ˈspɪlˌweɪ) /
noun
a channel that carries away surplus water, as from a damAlso called: wasteweir, spill
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