floodway

noun

Meaning

An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected

Etymology / origin

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Related words

spillway(English)flood pool(English)floodwall(English)flowoff(English)floodboard(English)waterway(English)fairway(English)bluebelt(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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