dam
/ˈdæm/
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding; The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure
- plural
- dams
Meanings
- 1
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding
I live near the dam.
Tatoeba · AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR
They say that a large dam will be built.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure
- 3
A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a bandrare
- 4
A reservoirrare
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A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnacerare
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Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animalsrare
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A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughtsrare
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An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupeerare
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A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one moharrare