noun
Meaning 1
A path designed to take away overflow safely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spillway
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noun
Meaning 2
a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spill, wasteweir
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conduit
History
Etymology
From spill + way.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: прели́вник (prelívnik) — Translations
- Esperanto: elverŝejo — Translations
- Polish: przelew — Translations
- Spanish: aliviadero — Translations
- Spanish: rebosadero — Translations
- Spanish: vertedero — Translations
- Spanish: vaciadero — Translations
- Spanish: albañal — Translations
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