spillway dam
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overflow spillway dam — slenkstinė užtvanka statusas Aprobuotas sritis statyba apibrėžtis Užtvanka, kurioje yra slenkstinė vandens pralaida. atitikmenys: angl. overflow spillway dam vok. Überfallstaumauer; Überfallwehr rus. водосливная плотина pranc. barrage déversoir… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… … Universalium
Spillway — Spill way , n. A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spillway — ☆ spillway [spil′wā΄ ] n. [ SPILL1 + WAY] a passageway or channel to carry off excess water, as around a dam … English World dictionary
Spillway — Chute spillway of Llyn Brianne dam in Wales A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow… … Wikipedia
Dam — This article is about structures for water impoundment. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). Hoover Dam, a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Lake Mead in the background is impounded by the dam … Wikipedia
dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a … Universalium
Dam failure — The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over… … Wikipedia
spillway — /spil way /, n. a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like. [1885 90; SPILL1 + WAY1] * * * ▪ engineering passage for surplus water over or around a dam when the reservoir itself is full. Spillways are… … Universalium
spillway — noun Date: 1889 a passage for surplus water to run over or around an obstruction (as a dam) … New Collegiate Dictionary
spillway — passage for overflow of surplus water, e.g. from a dam … Dictionary of ichthyology
