tideway

noun

Definition of tidewaynext
as in torrent

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  1. torrent
  2. sluice
  3. spillway
  4. sluiceway
  5. floodway
  6. river
Noun
  • Officials made the decision to release a torrent of water through the Grand Canyon to keep Glen Canyon Dam from overspilling.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Kamala Harris’s sudden elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket, brat summer, Elon Musk’s torrent of money into the race for Trump, the online Manosphere, far-right extremists and Trump’s win.
    Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of torrent
Noun
  • 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
  • In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
Definition of sluice
Noun
  • Advocates argue there’s a lot more to consider environmentally than whether a spillway is big enough.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Both years saw major flooding and use of the spillway.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Definition of spillway
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of sluiceway
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of floodway
Noun
  • The unseasonable temperatures have various impacts, including the risk of river flooding as ice melts.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Families with kids will appreciate the children's programming and facilities that comprise water slides and a floating river, among many others.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of river
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