Definitions
a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Word origin
From spill + way.
Used in a sentence
“Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.”
“On February 24, 319379 crosses the wrought-iron Carr Mill Viaduct with Northern's 1515 Liverpool Lime Street-Wigan North Western service, viewed from a spillway for the reservoir.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Dam overflow passage”8 letters
02“Dam overflow channel”8 letters
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