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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Origin of spillway

First recorded in 1885–90; spill1 + way1

Words nearby spillway

spillane, spillikin, spillikins, spillover, spillproof, spillway, spilt, spilth, spim, spin, spin a yarn
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Words related to spillway

inundation, deluge, gully, creek, stream, sluice, canal, estuary, aqueduct, brook, channel, flume, conduit, gutter, culvert, inlet, chute, drain, gullet, trench

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British Dictionary definitions for spillway

spillway
/ (ˈspɪlˌweɪ) /

noun

a channel that carries away surplus water, as from a damAlso called: wasteweir, spill
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