noun
- a channel or passage for carrying away excess water, especially from a dam, reservoir, or irrigation system
Usage: engineering; water management
Examples
- The dam’s wasteway prevented flooding during heavy rains.
- Engineers designed a new wasteway to handle overflow from the reservoir.
- Water flowed through the wasteway into the downstream channel.
- The irrigation system included several wasteways to manage excess water.
- Debris blocked the wasteway, causing water levels to rise dangerously.
- The concrete wasteway was built to withstand high water pressure.