spillway

spillway is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir, to prevent too great pressure on the dam.
2. noun. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

   Synonyms: spill, wasteweir

Synonyms

spill, wasteweir

Common word forms

spillways

Words from these letters

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