💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spillways"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wasteweirnoun | A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir |
| spillnoun | (countable) A mess of something that has been dropped. |
| overflowsnoun | Excess, superabundance |
| weirs | the first collaborative studio album by Luke Vibert and Jeremy Simmonds released in 1993. |
| floodwaynoun | An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected. |
| embankmentsnoun | a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway. |
| drainagesnoun | A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. |
| spillovernoun | That which overflows; the excess or side effect. |
| sluicesnoun | An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow. |
| flood control | In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. |
| drainagenoun | A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away. |
| spill oververb | to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow |
| downspoutsnoun | A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system. |
| drainage basinnoun | (hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed. |
| floodplainsnoun | (geography) A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide. |
| spillagenoun | That which has been spilled. |
| reservoirsnoun | A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. |
| waterwaysnoun | A locality in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, northern Alberta, Canada. |
| spill outverb | (intransitive, said of people) to exit (outside) in large quantities |
| watercoursesnoun | Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows. |
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