spillway
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spillway
Example Sentences
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Next to the lake, a spillway flows into a stream that the Department of Water Resources refers to as Blue Canyon Creek.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024
Opening the spillway diverts Mississippi River water to Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, after which it flows to the Mississippi Sound in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024
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
A vulnerable dam could be old, poorly maintained or not have enough spillway capacity to safely release water from the dam.
From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 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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