spillway

Example Sentences

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Issues with the spillway gates have been addressed, O’Dell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Lowry found fields of half-submerged corn, soybeans that had disappeared under the flooding almost entirely and rapids rushing from their spillway like a waterfall.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

The first thing I saw after claiming a parking spot was a vivid rainbow, hanging in the mist above the dam’s spillway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

A vulnerable dam could be old, poorly maintained or not have enough spillway capacity to safely release water from the dam.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2023

On this side of the lake there was a concrete wall with a spillway.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya