spillway

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The fascinating water management design, known as a passive spillway, was last used in 2019 and 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

Opening the spillway diverts Mississippi River water to Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, after which it flows to the Mississippi Sound in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 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

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

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya