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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
Synonyms
Examples for "dyke"
Examples for "dyke"
1
The Makololo guided the canoes admirably through the opening in the dyke.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi...
2
No time was lost in breaking through the dyke in several places.
The Lily of Leyden
3
The flood-battered Changkai dyke near Fuzhou suffered a fresh breach on Wednesday.
Reuters
4
I read in the paper that you're some sort of fucking dyke.
The girl who played with fire
5
On either side of the dyke was the water, black and silent.
Jeanne of the Marshes
1
He was not worried that the water would actually breach the dike.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
2
What's going to happen to the dike, after two months of floodwater?
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
3
If the men could touch the dike before the fire, they won.
The Rules of the Game
4
Your argument about the perpendicularity of the dike strikes me as good.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work...
5
Grant guessed it would take four more passes to open the dike.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
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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Dam through the time
Dam across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Less common
Australia
Less common
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