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check-dam
check-dam n.
Brit. 
/ˈtʃɛkdam/
, /ˈtʃɛkdam/U.S. /ˈtʃɛkˌdæm/
(see quot. 1953)./ˈtʃɛkˌdæm/ΘΚΠ
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warrant1406
pond head1465
coffer-dam1736
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crib-dam1816
shutter-dama1884
suddc1900
needle gate1909
check-dam1936
gravity dam1940
1936 Exper. Station Rec. Jan. 112 Brush check dams seem most effective in regions where sandy soils predominate.
1943 J. S. Huxley TVA vi. 30 The building of check-dams..for anti-erosion purposes.
1953 Brit. Commonw. Forest Terminol.: Pt. I (Empire Forestry Assoc.) 25 Check dam, a dam built in a watercourse to prevent or reduce erosion.
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