| 释义 |
weiring, vbl. n.|ˈwɪərɪŋ|
[f. weir v.]
The constructing of a weir or of weirs; also, concr. materials used for making a weir or of which a weir is composed.
1794W. H. Marshall W. Eng. (1796) II. 289 Hitherto, piles and planks had been used, to confine the rapid Tavey within its channel; much valuable timber having been used..in ‘weiring’. 1882Act 45 & 46 Vict. c. 38 §25 The making..of any works for any of the following purposes..: (iv) Embanking or weiring from a river or lake. 1901Spectator 27 July 119/1 In the canalised stream..there were numbers [of crayfish], which made homes in..sides of locks, and in the wood of the weiring. |