Wasteweir

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wasteweir \Waste"weir`\, n.
     An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of
     superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  wasteweir
       n : a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or
           other obstruction [syn: {spillway}, {spill}]