spill over a dam

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• spill — [[t]spɪ̱l[/t]] spills, spilling, spilled, spilt (American English uses the form spilled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spilled or spilt.) 1) V ERG If a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows… …   English dictionary

• spill — I. /spɪl / (say spil) verb (spilt or spilled, spilling) –verb (t) 1. to cause or allow (liquid, or any matter in grains or loose pieces) to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully. 2. to shed (blood), as in killing or… …  

• spill — I. verb (spilled; also spilt; spilling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spillan; akin to Old English spildan to destroy and perhaps to Latin spolium animal skin, Greek sphallein to cause to fall Date: before 12th century transitive… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Roller dam — A Roller dam is a type of hydro control device which is specially designed to mitigate erosion. They are most often used to divert water for irrigation but the largest and most outstanding examples are employed to ease river navigation. Use… …   Wikipedia

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• Rock Island Dam — Infobox Dam dam name=Rock Island Dam caption=Rock Island Dam from Washington SR 28 official name= crosses=Columbia River reservoir=Rock Island Pool locale= maint= length= height= width= began=1930 open=1933 closed= cost= reservoir capacity=… …   Wikipedia

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• 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste spill — The 2006 Côte d Ivoire toxic waste spill was a health crisis in Côte d Ivoire in which a ship illegally dumped toxic waste in up to 12 sites around the country s largest city, Abidjan, in August 2006. [“In pictures: Ivorian toxic waste”… …   Wikipedia