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floodway

[ fluhd-wey ]

noun

  1. the channel and adjacent shore areas under water during a flood, especially as determined for a flood of a given height.

floodway

/ flŭd′wā′ /

  1. A channel for an overflow of water caused by flooding.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of floodway1

First recorded in 1885–90; flood + way 1

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