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spillway definition

☆ spill·way (-wā′)

noun

a passageway or channel to carry off excess water, as around a dam

Etymology: spill + way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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