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fishways

fishways is the plural of fishway.

Meaning of fishway

Noun

fishway (plural fishways)

  1. A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
    • The weir must not represent a physical barrier to fish migration, both locally and throughout the whole river system. If necessary, a fishway is included in the weir.1997, J. H. L'Abée-Lund, J. E. Brittain, “Weir construction as environmental mitigation in Norwegian hydropower schemes”, in Hydropower '97, pages 51–54
    Synonyms:
    fish ladder

Questions about fishways

What is fishways the plural of?
Fishways is the plural of fishway.

Words near fishways in the dictionary

  1. fishtank
  2. fishtanks
  3. Fishtar
  4. Fishtoft
  5. fishway
  6. fishways
  7. fishweir
  8. fishweirs
  9. fishwheel
  10. fishwheels
  11. fishwich

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