milldam

noun

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as in weir

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  1. weir
  2. barrage
  3. barrier
  4. sluice
  5. block
  6. lock
  7. barricade
  8. canal
Noun
  • The map shows existing water barriers in the Valencia area, including dams and weirs, not structures that have been removed, Carlos Garcia De Leaniz, the AMBER project principal investigator and aquatic biosciences professor at Swansea University, told USA TODAY.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Many of the state’s wildlife officials got their start working on a weir.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of weir
Noun
  • As insurance companies operating in the area expect a barrage of damage claims in the coming days and weeks, Newsweek looked at insurers that previously declined the most claims.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass now is facing a barrage of criticism over cutting back on the fire department’s budget.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of barrage
Noun
  • Her Taiwanese heritage and my Swedish background have cemented a foundation that grows and flourishes beyond all barriers, cherishing what SoCal and the world have to offer.
    Claës Nordenskiöld, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of barrier
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  • This option returns the pond to its full former glory including sluice gate repair, dredging the full pond area and recreational enhancements to include 5.7 acres of open water and two fishing platforms.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 2014, Kyrgyz and Tajik conscripts exchanged fire over a strategic sluice in Ak-Sai.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2016
Definition of sluice
Noun
  • As area crews continue clearing snow off the streets from the weekend blizzard, Dennis Smith said his block in central Kansas City, Kansas, has not been touched at all.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • He’s played 31, 28 and 28 minutes over the past three games, averaging 16.3 points, 10 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 1.7 blocks.
    Stan Son, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of block
Noun
  • Jayden Daniels is a lock for Rookie of the Year and plays like a seasoned vet.
    Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Only the passenger transporting the firearm is allowed to retain the key or lock combination, the TSA says.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of lock
Noun
  • Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Part of the measures in force today will include a wider and more-enforced-than-usual perimeter around the Beverly Hilton, with closed streets and barricades.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of barricade
Noun
  • In the 1970s, diverse forces on the right came together to fight against ceding control of the canal to Panama, seeing the move as weak and antithetical to American interests.
    Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The firefighters fought for hours to extinguish the blaze but were unable to save the home, which is located on a canal on the eastern side of Lake Okeechobee, and two cars in the garage, including a red 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
    KC Baker, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of canal
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