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Meanings of dam in English

Portuguese
múltiplos e submúltiplos
Catalan
decàmetre

A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.

        múltiplos e submúltiplos
        Portuguese
        barragem
        Catalan
        rec
        Spanish
        represa

        A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea.

              barragem
              Portuguese
              represar
              Spanish
              represar

              Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam.

                    represar
                    Russian
                    насыпь

                    Taint.

                          насыпь
                          Usage of dam in English
                          1
                          Sustainable dam management therefore has a key role in achieving ecological targets.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          Two days later the signal was given and the dam was destroyed.
                          Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
                          3
                          The dam will provide drinking water and hydroelectric power for the region.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Desa let his parents' house to seasonal laborers working on the dam.
                          How the soldier repairs the gramophone
                          5
                          Grant chose a seat that allowed a good view of the dam.
                          Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
                          6
                          Even with the recent rainfalls, the dam levels continue to decline nationally.
                          The South African
                          7
                          Family members reported that he was last seen walking to the dam.
                          The South African
                          8
                          Dr Smith said the dam's genesis was a severe drought in 2001.
                          Radio NZ
                          9
                          The second largest, Impofu dam, has capacity for 106 million cubic meters.
                          The South African
                          10
                          Construction of the Xayaburi dam officially started on November 7 last year.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          Read -Limpopo residents urged to save water as dam levels recover
                          The South African
                          12
                          State dam inspectors have to look after an average of 160 structures.
                          Wired
                          13
                          However, it's all changed now Theewaterskloof dam has made a startling recovery.
                          The South African
                          14
                          I leave one horse for you in the valley beyond the beaver-dam.
                          Lords of the North
                          15
                          We cannot build a dam in the midst of the raging sea.
                          Heathen Slaves and Christian Rulers
                          16
                          The young stallion always came with his dam when Ayla called Whinney.
                          The Plains of Passage
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                          Less common
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