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A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
Answer for the clue "A channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction ", 9 letters:
wasteweir
Word definitions for wasteweir in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction [syn: spillway , spill ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wasteweir \Waste"weir`\, n. An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like.
Usage examples of wasteweir.
The situation is such that an ample wasteweir may be built at a low-side dam on the solid rock of Hook Mountain remote from the dam, and outlets may be had by tunneling the same ridge.