Spillway
noun
A path for excess water to flow over or through when a dam or river becomes too full.
During heavy rain, the spillway helped direct excess water away from the dam to prevent flooding.
Often appears as...
- dam spillway
- spillway capacity
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A path for excess water to flow over or through when a dam or river becomes too full.
During heavy rain, the spillway helped direct excess water away from the dam to prevent flooding.
Often appears as...
- dam spillway
- spillway capacity
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Engineering Term
Spillway is often used in civil engineering when discussing water management structures.
Engineers inspected the dam's spillway to ensure it would handle the forecasted rain.
Pro Tip 2/3Flood Prevention
The term can imply safety measures against potential floods due to overflow.
Thanks to the spillway, the nearby village remained safe despite heavy rainfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Overflow Management
Refers to the method by which excess water is diverted to prevent overflowing of dams or rivers.
After upgrading the spillway, the reservoir could handle much more water.
Pro Tip 1/3Engineering Term
Spillway is often used in civil engineering when discussing water management structures.
Engineers inspected the dam's spillway to ensure it would handle the forecasted rain.
Pro Tip 2/3Flood Prevention
The term can imply safety measures against potential floods due to overflow.
Thanks to the spillway, the nearby village remained safe despite heavy rainfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Overflow Management
Refers to the method by which excess water is diverted to prevent overflowing of dams or rivers.
After upgrading the spillway, the reservoir could handle much more water.
Pro Tip 1/3Engineering Term
Spillway is often used in civil engineering when discussing water management structures.
Engineers inspected the dam's spillway to ensure it would handle the forecasted rain.
Pro Tip 2/3Flood Prevention
The term can imply safety measures against potential floods due to overflow.
Thanks to the spillway, the nearby village remained safe despite heavy rainfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Overflow Management
Refers to the method by which excess water is diverted to prevent overflowing of dams or rivers.
After upgrading the spillway, the reservoir could handle much more water.
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Video examples
Creating living...
we make concessions for the environment but we rarely create behaviors that are in tune with the plants and animal species within those environments it is possible though for us to begin building much more responsive landscapes this prototype of a spillway basically
Video examples
Giant Japanese...
in this rare night footage a giant salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the salamanders habitat is destroyed so
Video examples
Creating living...
we make concessions for the environment but we rarely create behaviors that are in tune with the plants and animal species within those environments it is possible though for us to begin building much more responsive landscapes this prototype of a spillway basically
Video examples
Giant Japanese...
in this rare night footage a giant salamander struggles back upstream after becoming trapped in a dam spillway when the banks of rivers are covered in concrete for flood control the salamanders habitat is destroyed so
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