DAM

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations.

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dam

Noun

  1. A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow.
  2. A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
  3. A reservoir.
  4. A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
  5. An obsolete Indian copper coin; forty dams equalled one rupee in monetary value.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire).
  2. A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.

Verb

  1. To block the flow of water.


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