Usually means: Reservoir water storage before dam.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. forebay: Merriam-Webster
  2. forebay: Collins English Dictionary
  3. forebay: Wordnik
  4. forebay: Wiktionary
  5. Forebay (reservoir): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. forebay: Encyclopedia

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  2. National Weather Service Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of Water Resource Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (forebay)

noun:  (reservoirs) An artificial pool of water ahead of a larger body of water.
noun:  The distinctive overhang(s) on a Pennsylvania barn.

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