Spillway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɪlweɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɪlweɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɪlweɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɪlweɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wasteweir spill

Word Forms

spill

verb

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlauf

ein Kanal, der überschüssiges Wasser über oder um einen Damm oder ein anderes Hindernis herum transportiert

🇫🇷French

déversoir

un canal qui transporte l'excès d'eau au-dessus ou autour d'un barrage ou d'un autre obstacle

🇪🇸Spanish

aliviadero

un canal que transporta el exceso de agua sobre o alrededor de una presa u otra obstrucción

🇮🇹Italian

sfioratore

un canale che trasporta l'acqua in eccesso sopra o attorno a una diga o altro ostacolo

🇳🇱Dutch

overlaat

een kanaal dat overtollig water over of rond een dam of ander obstakel transporteert

🇵🇹Portuguese

vertedouro

um canal que transporta o excesso de água sobre ou ao redor de uma barragem ou outra obstrução

🇷🇺Russian

водосброс

канал, по которому избыток воды переносится через плотину или другое препятствие или вокруг них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पिलवे

एक चैनल जो बांध या अन्य अवरोध के ऊपर या उसके आसपास अतिरिक्त पानी ले जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পিলওয়ে

একটি চ্যানেল যা একটি বাঁধ বা অন্যান্য বাধার উপর বা চারপাশে অতিরিক্ত জল বহন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவுப்பாதை

ஒரு அணை அல்லது பிற தடைக்கு மேல் அல்லது அதைச் சுற்றி அதிகப்படியான தண்ணீரைக் கொண்டு செல்லும் ஒரு கால்வாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పిల్ వే

డ్యామ్ లేదా ఇతర అడ్డంకి మీదుగా లేదా చుట్టూ అదనపు నీటిని తీసుకువెళ్లే ఛానెల్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पिलवे

धरणावर किंवा इतर अडथळ्याच्या आसपास जास्त पाणी वाहून नेणारी वाहिनी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પિલવે

એક ચેનલ કે જે ડેમ અથવા અન્ય અવરોધની ઉપર અથવા તેની આસપાસ વધારાનું પાણી વહન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಿಲ್ವೇ

ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಅಡಚಣೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ನೀರನ್ನು ಸಾಗಿಸುವ ಚಾನಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പിൽവേ

ഒരു അണക്കെട്ടിന് മുകളിലോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് തടസ്സങ്ങളിലോ അധിക വെള്ളം കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന ഒരു ചാനൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਿਲਵੇਅ

ਇੱਕ ਚੈਨਲ ਜੋ ਡੈਮ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾਂ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਵਾਧੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਲੈ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپل وے

ایک چینل جو ڈیم یا دوسری رکاوٹ کے اوپر یا اس کے ارد گرد اضافی پانی لے جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溢洪道

将多余的水输送到水坝或其他障碍物上方或周围的渠道

🇯🇵Japanese

放水路

ダムやその他の障害物の上または周囲に過剰な水を運ぶ水路

🇰🇷Korean

방수로

댐이나 기타 장애물 위나 주변으로 과도한 물을 운반하는 수로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đập tràn

một kênh mang nước dư thừa trên hoặc xung quanh một con đập hoặc vật cản khác

🇹🇭Thai

ทางน้ำล้น

ช่องทางที่นำน้ำส่วนเกินผ่านหรือรอบเขื่อนหรือสิ่งกีดขวางอื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

saluran pembuangan

saluran yang membawa kelebihan air di atas atau di sekitar bendungan atau penghalang lainnya

🇲🇾Malay

alur tumpahan

saluran yang membawa air berlebihan ke atas atau di sekeliling empangan atau halangan lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المفيض

قناة تحمل المياه الزائدة فوق أو حول سد أو عائق آخر

🇮🇷Persian

سرریز

کانالی که آب اضافی را روی سد یا اطراف سد یا موانع دیگر می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

dolusavak

fazla suyu bir barajın veya başka bir engelin üzerinden veya çevresinden taşıyan bir kanal

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