discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.)
ほうすい
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.), drainage
2.
spraying water (on), hosing
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火災現場では消防士が放水作業を行っていた。
Firefighters were carrying out water spraying operations at the fire scene.
農業用水路に定期的に放水することで、作物の成長を促している。
By regularly discharging water into agricultural canals, crop growth is promoted.
冷却のため、原子力発電所では大量の海水を放水している。
For cooling, nuclear power plants discharge large amounts of seawater.
集中豪雨によりダムの貯水量が限界に達し、緊急放水が決定された。
Due to heavy rainfall, the dam's water storage reached its limit, and emergency water discharge was decided.
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