spillway
spillway
Definition
☆ spill·way (-wā′)
spillway
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cross: Only high winter floods crossed this spillway, which was a Roman dam protection device.
Adjective modifier
- concrete: Pass through a metal kissing gate and over the concrete spillway into the wood and Pinchmill Islands.
- glacial: From the top of Baildon Moor we had a fine panorama of the surrounding district, including four parallel glacial spillways to the west.
Noun used with modifier
- side: The operation of the fish pass and side spillway will not be affected.
Browse dictionary entries near spillway
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