FLOODWAYS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word floodways. (close relations)
Definition of FLOODWAYS
Best Alternative Words for FLOODWAYS
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| channel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
| conduit | nounn | |||||||
noun • a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | ||||||||
| drain | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it • tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material • a pipe through which liquid is carried away • a gradual depletion of energy or resources verb • flow off gradually • deplete of resources • empty of liquid; drain the liquid from • make weak | ||||||||
| sewer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water • someone who sews • misfortune resulting in lost effort or money | ||||||||
| spillway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | ||||||||
| watercourse | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural or artificial channel through which water flows • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||||
| waterway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a navigable body of water • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||||
