fishway

noun

fish·​way ˈfish-ˌwā 

: a contrivance for enabling fish to pass around a fall or dam in a stream

specifically : fish ladder

Examples of fishway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plans for the fishway also include building a new fish screen, which filters river water into — and keeps fish out of — a diversion and canal system for farmers to use for irrigation. —Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025

This includes not just salmon but also creatures like lampreys—primitive, jawless fish with toothy mouths that suction to their hosts. Solutions for migratory fish exist, like fish ladders or fishways, which provide a detour in the form of ascending pools. —Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024

Climate & Environment Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats May 15, 2023 Other nonprofits that were part of the working group said the fishway announcement took them by surprise. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023

Paid for with $30 million from the state along with funding from the Yuba Water Agency and due to be completed in 2025, the fishway will also benefit sturgeon, steelhead and lamprey. —Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023

The replacement of road culverts and installation of fishways are outlined in the final restoration plan for the Chevron Oil Terminal Facility in Hampden. —BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2020

The fishway, built in partnership with property owner Stanchem Corp and several nature advocacy non-profits, is on Stanchem proprty in the East Berlin section of Berlin. —Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fishway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret