Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spillway

/spˈɪlwˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: spill-way
IPA: /spˈɪlwˌeɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A path designed to take away overflow safely.

Example Sentences

"Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls."
"On February 24, 319379 crosses the wrought-iron Carr Mill Viaduct with Northern's 1515 Liverpool Lime Street-Wigan North Western service, viewed from a spillway for the reservoir."

Etymology

From spill + way.

Inflected Forms

spillways (plural)

Synonyms

spill wasteweir

Questions

How do you pronounce spillway?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɪlwˌeɪ/.
What does spillway mean?: A path designed to take away overflow safely.
Where does spillway come from?: From spill + way.

How to pronounce spillway

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