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Recent Examples of spillway
Both modes of transportation were discontinued when the Sewer Museum was officially founded in 1975, and they were replaced by walking tours that travel more than a third of a mile through underground flush tanks, spillways, and passages strung with water pipes and cables.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
Dam operators increased the water rushing down its massive spillway Tuesday and Wednesday, sending spray over the edges as the flames neared.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
The state agency said the Thompson Fire had progressed to the area of Oroville Dam’s main spillway, and DWR has provided access to fire and emergency personnel.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
Likewise, Americans who only watch MSNBC could take a four-month break from that 24-hour spillway of liberal confirmation and read only mainstream newspapers until Election Day.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
Dam operators increased the water rushing down its massive spillway Tuesday and Wednesday, sending spray over the edges as the flames neared.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
The state agency said the Thompson Fire had progressed to the area of Oroville Dam’s main spillway, and DWR has provided access to fire and emergency personnel.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
Likewise, Americans who only watch MSNBC could take a four-month break from that 24-hour spillway of liberal confirmation and read only mainstream newspapers until Election Day.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spillway
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This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
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For one thing, the equipment and restrooms sit right in the floodway, and are often a few inches deep in standing water when Walnut Creek overflows after heavy rainfall.Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
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The development would be built up to the edge of the creek's floodway, an area where flooding would be significant in a flood event.Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
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Wilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
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The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018
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“Spillway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spillway. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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