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Fuse plug spillway

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011970

An auxiliary or emergency spillway comprising a low embankment or a natural saddle designed to be overtopped and eroded away during flood flows.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011970
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service JetStream - Online School for Weather Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011970",
  "term": "Fuse plug spillway",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Fuse Plug Spillway",
  "definition": "An auxiliary or emergency spillway comprising a low embankment or a natural saddle designed to be overtopped and eroded away during flood flows.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service JetStream - Online School for Weather Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fuse-plug-spillway/"
}

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