'Spillway' definitions:
Definition of 'spillway'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Spillway'
From: GCIDE
- Spillway \Spill"way`\, n. A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spillway'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aqueduct,
- arroyo,
- bed,
- canal,
- creek bed,
- culvert,
- donga,
- dry bed,
- flume,
- gulch,
- gully,
- gullyhole,
- headrace,
- irrigation ditch,
- nullah,
- race,
- river bed,
- riverway,
- runnel,
- sluice,
- spillbox,
- stream bed,
- streamway,
- swash,
- swash channel,
- tailrace,
- wadi,
- water carrier,
- water channel,
- water furrow,
- water gap,
- water gate,
- watercourse,
- waterway,
- waterworks