English - Turkish
Definition of forebay in English Turkish dictionary
- (İnşaat) Yükleme havuzu
English - English
Definition of forebay in English English dictionary
- A reservoir or canal from which water is taken to run equipment (as a waterwheel or turbine)
- The water behind a dam
- The water behind (upstream) of the dam
- Impoundment immediately upstream from a dam or hydroelectric plant intake structure
- The portion of a reservoir at a hydro project that is immediately upstream from a dam It is measured in feet above sea level
- Portion of the reservoir from which water is taken to run the turbines of a dam