wasteweir

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noun

A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir

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Meanings

nounwasteweir (plural wasteweirs)

plural wasteweirs

  1. A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
spillwayspill
Broader
conduit
Also see
spillspillway

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From waste + weir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

waterwise
Cite this entry
APA

wasteweir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasteweir

MLA

“wasteweir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasteweir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasteweir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasteweir.

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