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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of floodway¹

First recorded in 1885–90; flood + way ¹

Example Sentences

She became an activist for the devastated Broadmoor neighborhood, helping scuttle early plans to raze what was left there and turn the area into a park and floodway.

From Seattle Times

River Partners played a key role in creating the Dos Rios Ranch Preserve, a 2,100-acre floodway expansion near the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers.

From New York Times

Thousands of homes in the floodway, which includes parts of northwestern Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, could have been inundated as a result.

From Washington Times

About 140 people have the special use permits needed for crawfishing in the Indian Bayou area and permits are still available, Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System park manager Steve Stone said in an email Tuesday.

From Washington Times

In the state lawsuit, Louisiana joins the corps and commission in opposing Mississippi’s request for an order to use the Morganza Floodway near Baton Rouge to avoid opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway west of New Orleans.

From Washington Times