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Meaning of 泄洪

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xiè hóng (Trad.: 洩洪)
to release flood water; flood discharge
Example Sentences
1
The dam builders underestimate the risk of spillway failure.
2
Completion of the spillway was expected to reduce the risk of such a catastrophic event.
3
Chinese soldiers used explosives to blast part of a leaking dike so as to release flood waters on a swollen branch of the Yangtze River.
4
Mr. Song said he spent Tuesday morning helping to evacuate the scattered remaining residents in soon-to-be-flooded areas of Beichuan county.
5
My worry is if this much water continues to hold for a long time with nowhere to go, the estate might not make it.