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floodway

/flˈʌdweɪ/ noun

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

Word Origin A compound of 'flood' (from Proto-Germanic 'flōdaz', flowing water) and 'way' (from 'wegaz', path). A floodway is a channel for floodwaters. The same roots give us 'floodplain,' 'floodgate,' and 'highway,' 'subway.' The PIE '*pleu-' (to flow) also gives 'flow' and 'pluvial.'

noun An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected. countable

The city constructed a massive floodway to divert excess water during heavy rains.

(名词) 泄洪道；分洪道

这座城市修建了一条巨大的泄洪道，以便在暴雨期间分流多余的水。

(sustantivo) Una vía diseñada para canalizar las aguas de inundación lejos de las áreas que se deben proteger.

La ciudad construyó un canal de desagüe masivo para desviar el exceso de agua durante las lluvias intensas.

(nom) canal de dérivation; chenal de crue; canal d'évacuation des crues; canal de décharge; lit de crue [Voie aménagée pour canaliser les eaux de crue loin des zones à protéger.]

La ville a construit un immense canal de dérivation pour évacuer le surplus d'eau lors de fortes pluies.

(Substantiv) Flutkanal; Hochwasserableitung; Entlastungskanal [ein künstlich angelegter Kanal oder Weg, der Hochwasser gezielt von zu schützenden Gebieten ableitet.]

Die Stadt baute einen großen **floodway**, um bei starken Regenfällen das überschüssige Wasser umzuleiten.

(名詞) 守るべき地域から洪水の水を引き流すために建設された、人工の水路。

都市は豪雨時に余分な水をそらすために、大規模な放水路を建設した。

(substantivo) canal de cheia; canal de desvio de cheias; canal de derivação de cheias; canal de descarga [Via projetada para canalizar águas de inundação, desviando-as de áreas que se deseja proteger.]

A cidade construiu um enorme canal de drenagem para desviar o excesso de água durante chuvas fortes.

Synonyms: flood channel spillway overflow channel diversion channel bypass channel sluiceway watercourse conduit Antonyms: dam levee embankment flood barrier
Word parts: flood + way

Related words

wayward

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