spillway
Example Sentences
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Some of what they remove will be used to fill in the dam’s emergency spillway which is carved into the rock beside the river.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
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
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
