SPILLWAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

Synonyms:

spill; spillway; wasteweir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("spillway" is a kind of...):

conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)

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