spill
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6.9
- noun
- /spɪl/
- Specialized
:
aliviadero
- The engineers adjusted the dam's design to improve the effectiveness of the spill channel.
- a spill gate
Examples
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A spill level of 200-400 bbl per day would be a reasonable estimate.
Academic text (1992) -
This is supposed to catch spill over from those main canals and...
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I Move we open the spill gates now, and lower the water level.
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The grower sets the height of the inner spill box to be at the depth of the desired water table.
Academic text (2002) -
The spill began when the tanker was damaged in heavy seas outside Galveston.
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Three years later, dam operators at Cahora Bassa opened all eight sluice gates and the emergency spill gates in rapid succession to alleviate pressure on the dam walls.
Academic text (2005) -
To prevent flooding, the city constructed a spill to divert excess water from the reservoir.
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Heavy rains caused an increase in the spill flow from the lake into the river.
Synonyms
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3.8
A deep narrow waterway that ships can use
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5.4
A channel that carries extra water over a dam to prevent flooding
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4.1
A channel or area that directs extra floodwater away from homes and buildings
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4.8
A channel, natural or man-made, where water flows like a river
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4.9
A pipe that carries water from the edge of a roof
A channel that carries extra water over or around a dam to stop flooding
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Etymology
Spill is used for the channel at a dam because it is where water is allowed to 'spill' over, so a spill is a place for extra water to flow out safely.