SPILLWAY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word spillway. (close relations)
spillover
Best Alternative Words for SPILLWAY
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| spill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • liquid that is spilled • a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction • the act of allowing a fluid to escape • a sudden drop from an upright position verb • cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container • flow, run or fall out and become lost • cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over • pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities • reveal information • reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| discharge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the sudden giving off of energy • the act of venting • a substance that is emitted or released • any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • the pouring forth of a fluid • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) • a formal written statement of relinquishment • the act of discharging a gun verb • complete or carry out • pour forth or release • free from obligations or duties • remove the charge from • go off or discharge • pronounce not guilty of criminal charges • eliminate (a substance) • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to go off • release from military service • become empty or void of its content | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| exit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an opening that permits escape or release • euphemistic expressions for death • the act of going out verb • move out of or depart from • lose the lead • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | ||||||||
| outfall | nounn | |||||||
noun • the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water | ||||||||
| outlet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place of business for retailing goods • receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices • an opening that permits escape or release • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | ||||||||
| overflow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large flow • the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity verb • flow or run over (a limit or brim) • overflow with a certain feeling | ||||||||
| sluice | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate verb • pour as if from a sluice • irrigate with water from a sluice • transport in or send down a sluice • draw through a sluice | ||||||||
| weir | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow • a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish | ||||||||
| wasteweir | nounn | |||||||
noun • a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | ||||||||
