댐이나 저수지에서 넘쳐나는 물을 안전하게 흘려보내기 위해 만든 인공 수로.
A passage or channel designed to allow the controlled release of surplus water from a dam or reservoir to prevent overflow.
예문:
"The engineers opened the spillway to lower the water level after the heavy storm."
"A concrete spillway was constructed to protect the dam from structural damage during floods."
빙하나 빙원이 녹으면서 생긴 물이 흐르며 깎아 만든 천연 배수로.
A natural channel or valley formed by the drainage of meltwater from a glacier or ice sheet.
예문:
"Geologists identified the ancient spillway that once drained the prehistoric glacial lake."
"The valley serves as a massive spillway for seasonal meltwater from the surrounding ice fields."