Synonyms of the word spillway


SPILLWAYCONDUIT - SPILL - WASTEWEIR

spillway

  • n. A path designed to take away overflow safely.

conduit

  • n. A pipe or channel for conveying water etc.
  • n. A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
  • n. A means by which something is transmitted.
  • n. (finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance…

spill

  • v. (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
  • v. (intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above.
  • v. (transitive) To drop something that was intended to be caught.
  • v. To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  • v. (obsolete) To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
  • v. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
  • v. To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
  • v. (nautical) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled,…
  • n. (countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
  • n. A fall or stumble.
  • n. A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from…
  • n. A slender piece of anything.
  • n. (mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing…
  • n. (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that…
  • n. (obsolete) A small sum of money.
  • n. (Australia, politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for…

wasteweir

  • n. A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir.

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