WASTEWEIR

spillway, spill, wasteweir

(noun) a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wasteweir (plural wasteweirs)

A weir that allows the escape of excess water from a canal or reservoir

Source: Wiktionary


Waste"weir`, n.

Definition: An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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