spillway
spillway · spillways
A path designed to take away overflow safelyA path designed to take away overflow safely.
US/spˈɪlwˌeɪ/
» The dam design includes an emergency spillway weir, to handle flood flows without risking erosion on the rest of the embankment.
Der Dammentwurf enthält ein Überfallwehr, um Flutströme zu bewältigen, ohne Erosion der restlichen Aufschüttung zu riskieren. — Yorwba
sangelo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA path designed to take away overflow safely.
More definitions
- a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Examples
1 sentencesThe dam design includes an emergency spillway weir, to handle flood flows without risking erosion on the rest of the embankment.
deDer Dammentwurf enthält ein Überfallwehr, um Flutströme zu bewältigen, ohne Erosion der restlichen Aufschüttung zu riskieren. — Yorwba
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From spill + way.From spill + way.
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