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dam
—dam /dæm/
Ⅰ noun [C] 1 F0 a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area: » The Aswan High Dam is on the River Nile in Egypt.→ COMPARE DYKE(Cf. ↑dyke) (WALL)Thesaurus+: ↑Ditches, dams and tunnels2 F0 a DENTAL DAM(Cf. ↑dental dam)
Ⅱ verb [T] (-mm-) ↑Verb Endings for dam ► F0 to build a dam across a river in order to store waterThesaurus+: ↑Closing and blockingThesaurus+: ↑Ditches, dams and tunnels |