dam in English

noun

1

a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, the resulting reservoir being used in the generation of electricity or as a water supply.

The dam raised the water level by 54 feet and created a three-mile-long reservoir holding around 9,000 million gallons.

synonyms: barrier, wall, embankment, barricade, obstruction

2

the female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal.

However, the present study indicates Longhorns have a significant advantage in calving ease over Red Poll sires for dams calving at 2 yr of age.

verb

1

build a dam across (a river or lake).

Lake Nasser was formed by damming the River Nile.

synonyms: block (up), obstruct, bung up, close, occlude

abbreviation

1

decameter(s).

noun

barrier, wall, embankment, barricade, obstruction
dyke, dike
decametre, dekameter, decameter

verb

block (up), dam up
block (up), obstruct, bung up, close, occlude
dam up

Use "dam" in a sentence

1. Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River

2. The Aswan Dam is a rock fill dam, a type of dam that relies on compacted dirt for its stability

3. Terrorists dynamited the dam.

4. Pahari Dam is a water storage dam situated on Dhasan river in Jhansi district.

5. It is like a mighty river; dam it and it will overflow the dam.”

6. Dam Sen cultural park.

7. People called impudent dam.

8. Alameda, Saskatchewan, town in Saskatchewan Alameda Dam, dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan; Spain

9. The central square of Amsterdam, covering the original place of the 800-year-old dam, still carries the name Dam Square or simply the Dam.

10. If immature animals, whether or not supplied with dam or foster dam and date of weaning

11. First is a dam to be located near Jebba, about sixty miles below Kainji Dam.

12. Its largest dam is San Luis in central California; its most magnificent dam is Hoover.

13. toi se cho ban dam.

14. The dam had been breached.

15. The dam burst dike burst.

16. Adjustable weir for hydroelectric dam installations

17. There's no frame dam about this.

18. Chinese netizens have created a "Green Dam Girl" to parody China's content-control software Green Dam Youth Escort.

19. Dam FTW Greenbriar Amber of Artistryn

20. The dam will be deepest here.

21. Mike Simpson’s $33 billion dam Breaching

22. Environmentalists are prejudiced against the dam.

23. trong ban dam dang qua vay!

24. The dam holds back the water.

25. Dam Square is only 300 meters away.

26. He could not dam back his tears.

27. The water is smoother above the dam.

28. The side dam assembly includes a side dam having an upper portion positioned adjacent to a lower portion.

29. Cheoah Dam in Deals Gap was the location of the scene in which Kimble jumps from the dam.

30. Seepage is found at downstream dam surface and inside corridor after RCC dam impoundment at a power station.

31. It was originally sold from 2013-2016, first for Dam Funk as the Dam Drum, then as the Bleep Drum

32. Duncan Dam does not produce any electricity.

33. I tried to dam up my tears.

34. A cataclysm caused by the dam breaking.

35. Existing Infrastructure Dam or dike Main road

36. Catches fell because of the new dam.

37. They were afraid the dam wouldn't hold.

38. Sire/Dam Balmont (USA) / On the Whistle

39. Taylorsville Dam holds Back water on Dec

40. All to make way for a dam.

41. A dam burst and flooded their villages.

42. The dam backs up a large lake.

43. It's hard to dam up one's feelings.

44. He could not dam up his anger.

45. A new dam is now being built.

46. The contract also specified a low dam.

47. Company Name: Addam Owner: DAM HEE KIM Personal Info Manager: DAM HEE KIM Phone Number: 010-5561-1663 Email: [e-mail]

48. Crevasse Dam is a location in Fallout 76

49. Dam Sen Park is a place of entertainment.

50. The dam burst and the valley was flooded.