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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREBAY

forebay  [ˈfɔːˌbeɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREBAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forebay is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOREBAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forebay in the English dictionary

The definition of forebay in the dictionary is a reservoir or canal from which water is taken to operate equipment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOREBAY


bay
beɪ
baye
beɪ
bey
beɪ
Bombay
bɒmˈbeɪ
caribe
kɑːˈriːbeɪ
disobey
ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ
Gombe
ˈɡɒmbeɪ
goombay
ˈɡʊmbeɪ
Hebei
ˈhʌˈbeɪ
Hubei
ˈhuːˈbeɪ
mabe
ˈmɑːbeɪ
mangabey
ˈmæŋɡəˌbeɪ
obey
əˈbeɪ
redbay
ˈrɛdˌbeɪ
rosebay
ˈrəʊzˌbeɪ
sabe
ˈsɑːbeɪ
sickbay
ˈsɪkˌbeɪ
sorbet
ˈsɔːbeɪ
Torbay
ˌtɔːˈbeɪ
yohimbe
jəʊˈhɪmbeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREBAY

fore-edge
fore-topgallant
fore-topmast
fore-topsail
foreanent
forearm
forearm smash
forearmed
forebear
forebitt
forebitter
forebode
forebodement
foreboder
foreboding
forebodingly
forebodingness
forebody
foreboom
forebrain

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREBAY

at bay
back bay
bomb bay
bring to bay
Cambay
embay
Gulf of Cambay
loading bay
parking bay
scene bay
sick bay
sweet bay

Synonyms and antonyms of forebay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forebay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREBAY

Find out the translation of forebay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forebay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forebay» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前池
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cámara de carga
570 millions of speakers

English

forebay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forebay
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

forebay
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аванпорте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Forebay
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

forebay
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bief amont
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forebay
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einlaufbecken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

取水庭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

forebay
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forebay
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forebay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forebay
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वयोजना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Forebay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forebay
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niecki wlotowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Аванпорт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forebay
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Forebay
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reservoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Forebay
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

magasin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forebay

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREBAY»

The term «forebay» is regularly used and occupies the 103.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREBAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forebay» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forebay» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forebay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREBAY»

Discover the use of forebay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forebay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Irrigation and Water Power Engineering
21.3. PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME A hydroelectric work comprises the following components: 1. Forebay Intake structure Surge tank Penstocks Power-house Turbines and governors Generators 9°99'P'F'PE" ...
Dr. B. C. Punmia, Dr. Pande Brij Basi Lal, Ashok Kr. Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, Punmia, 1992
2
As Long As the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and ...
82 The refusal of the Department of Indian Affairs to become actively involved on behalf of the community is viewed by residents as tacit support for the methods and policies of the Forebay Committee. THE FOREBAY AGREEMENT: A LETTER ...
‎1993
3
The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and ...
Joseph Glass documented that the closed-forebay standard barn is most common in the eastern section of the Pennsylvania barn region that he mapped ( Glass 1986, 52). He contends that the closed-forebay type was an early arrival from ...
Robert F. Ensminger, 2003
4
Electrical World
A column of mercury is arranged to balance the column of water brought in from the forebay to the mercury column through the pipe in which there is no flow. That there should be no flow in this pipe will be obvious when it is considered that ...
5
Congressional edition
442, and the estimated cost of the fourth lock filled from an independent forebay, as shown in drawing No. 443, is $3,430,000. Cost, Poe Lock. — The estimates of cost of deepening the Poe Lock in accordance with the several plans described ...
United States. Congress, 1911
6
United States Congressional serial set
We do not find it to have been an anticipation of the Kirk patent. Defendant made use, in his alleged infringing device, of a forebay, the lower wall of which was eight inches lower than the apex of the dam, when the dam was raised. The water ...
7
Congressional Serial Set
up to their full height, when they assume somewhat the shape of the letter A. " When it is desired to lower the dam, and create what is known as a chute for the passage of the logs, the wicket at the upper end of the forebay is closed and that at ...
8
Developments in Fish Telemetry: Proceedings of the Sixt ...
These installations had more ideal laminar flow conditions, which was not the case in the turbulent flow conditions of the Bishop's Falls forebay. There was no obvious explanation for the increase in FGE in 2004, other than the refinement of  ...
Pedro R. Almeida, 2007
9
Environmental Considerations in Energy Production
of the added plumbing allowed excess raw water to be directed to the forebay without affecting the functionality of the Plant. Portions of the Raw Water Pipe are SCH40 PVC and DR32.5 HDPE. When the Raw Water Valve is closed, overflow  ...
John R. Craynon, 2013
10
Water Resources Systems Planning and Management
The diversion type of development usually consists of pumping in one basin to a forebay on or near the divide between that basin and an adjacent basin and it does not recirculate the water between the forebay and afterbay. The water is ...
Sharad K. Jain, V.P. Singh, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREBAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forebay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Popular Buckland dog-walking path suddenly closed by TransCanada
She said a main concern is that the dogs are unleashed and prone to going into the man-made pool of water, known as a forebay, used for ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
2
California unveils revised blueprint for Delta tunnels - Sacramento Bee
... via a gravity-fed system into the tunnels and be routed into two new pumping plants built on state land near Clifton Court Forebay, near Tracy. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
3
Take two on Delta tunnels project
... been built at the tunnel intakes on the Sacramento River have been moved to the south end of the route, at Clifton Court Forebay near Tracy. «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
4
Districts reverse Delta-Mendota flow to access water
Water backed up from the O'Neill Forebay reaches the Newman weir. What water is still being pumped into the canal from the delta is filling the ... «Gustine Press-Standard, Jul 15»
5
US again extends bidding for boat barrier at 810-MW Lower …
... now seeks bids to construct a floating barrier system across the Lower Monumental forebay to restrain vessels that approach the spillway. «HydroWorld, Jul 15»
6
Vaiko accuses Jayalalithaa of double standards on LTTE
The team has decided to inspect Vaigai dam, lower camp and forebay dam and also identified sites to establish rain gauge at 10 spots in ... «Colombo Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Fish Report (through July 7)
In the Forebay, small stripers are the rule, and undersized linesides dominate action near Check 12 or under the Highway 152 Bridge. «Merced Sun-Star, Jul 15»
8
Colorado Springs News, Sports & Business
Forebay Reservoir - Fishing has been good along the south and east shores. Fishermen are catching 10- to 16-inch rainbow trout using ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Dam Sub-panel Measures Seepage Water Amount
The team would first visit the forebay dam which diverts water from Mullaperiyar to power house and Irachipalam. Then the team would visit ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
King salmon spotted at mouth of American River
... working for panfish in Whiskey Slough, Bacon Island Road, Holland Tract, Orwood Marina, Clifton Court Forebay, and off of Eight Mile Road. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

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