floodway

flood·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd-wey]
- /ˈflʌdˌweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd-wey]
- /ˈflʌdˌweɪ/

Definitions of floodway word

noun floodway the channel and adjacent shore areas under water during a flood, especially as determined for a flood of a given height. 1
noun floodway An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected. 1
noun floodway the path along which floodwater travels 0

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Origin of floodway

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; flood + way1

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Parts of speech for Floodway

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Floodway

floodway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

floodway usage trend in Literature

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