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English Dictionary: spillway by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spillway
n
  1. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
    Synonym(s): spillway, spill, wasteweir
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spillway \Spill"way`\, n.
      A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir,
      to prevent too great pressure on the dam.
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