SPILLWAY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word spillway. (opposite meanings)

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	barricade				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. • a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy verb • render unsuitable for passage • prevent access to by barricading • block off with barricades
	blockage				nounn
	noun • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • the act of blocking
	closure				nounn
	noun • approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap • a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • the act of blocking • termination of operations verb • terminate debate by calling for a vote
	dam				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters • female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock verb • obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
	hindrance				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
	impediment				nounn
	noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any structure that makes progress difficult
	obstruction				nounn
	noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way
	restriction				nounn
	noun • a principle that limits the extent of something • an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
	stoppage				nounn
	noun • the state of inactivity following an interruption • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • the act of stopping something
	wall				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure • anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect • (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure • a difficult or awkward situation • a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) • a layer of material that encloses space • a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes verb • surround with a wall in order to fortify