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Meanings of lowhead dam in English

An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.

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Examples for "weir"
Examples for "weir"
1
The general arrangement of a leap weir overflow is shown in Fig.
The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns
2
And we saw the water-tender open the lock and the weir sluices.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
3
Down to the weir and back again to the same old tune-nothing
Lines in Pleasant Places: Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
4
A 10-pound salmon was taken from a weir off Magnolia Thursday night.
New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 1...
5
But the tighter the weir became, the more the pressure was on it.
My Tropic Isle