Meanings
plural spillways
- A path designed to take away overflow safely.
Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.
1993, Loren Runar Anderson, Geotechnical practice in dam rehabilitation1 more example
On February 24, 319379 crosses the wrought-iron Carr Mill Viaduct with Northern's 1515 Liverpool Lime Street-Wigan North Western service, viewed from a spillway for the reservoir.
2023 May 31, “Feature Pictorial”, in RAIL, number 984, page 57, photo caption
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian прели́вник
- прели́вник (prelívnik)Translations
Esperanto elverŝejo
- elverŝejoTranslations
Polish przelew
- przelewTranslations
Spanish aliviadero, rebosadero
- aliviaderoTranslations
- rebosaderoTranslations
- vertederoTranslations
- vaciaderoTranslations
- albañalTranslations
Cite this entry
spillway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spillway
“spillway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spillway. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spillway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spillway.
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