wasteweir

wasteweir
noun
a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Syn: ↑spillway, ↑spill
Derivationally related forms: ↑spill (for: ↑spill)
Hypernyms: ↑conduit

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a weir for the escape of superfluous water

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  • Wasteweir — Waste weir , n. An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wasteweir — noun A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir …   Wiktionary

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