"flood chute" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flood chutes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flood chute (plural flood chutes)
  1. A short cut taken by a river or similar waterway during high water, rather than following the normal meandering route.
    Sense id: en-flood_chute-en-noun-TzgyAIbG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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