produce of dam

  • 1produce-of-dam — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the entire progeny of a dam or a representative sample 2. : a show class for judging progenies …

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  • 2Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …

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  • 3Dam — This article is about structures for water impoundment. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). Hoover Dam, a concrete arch gravity dam in Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Lake Mead in the background is impounded by the dam …

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  • 4dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …

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  • 5dam — I UK [dæm] / US noun [countable] Word forms dam : singular dam plural dams 1) a wall built across a river to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to create a lake or to help to produce electric power 2) the mother of an animal such as …

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  • 6dam — dam1 [ dæm ] noun count 1. ) a wall built across a river to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to create a lake or to help to produce electric power 2. ) TECHNICAL the mother of an animal such as a horse or sheep dam dam 2 [ dæm ]… …

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  • 7dam — 1 noun (C) 1 a special wall built across a river, stream etc to stop the water from flowing, especially to make a lake or produce electricity: the Aswan dam in Egypt 2 technical the mother of a four legged animal, especially a horse compare sire… …

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  • 8dam — dam1 [dæm] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutc] 1.) a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity 2.) technical the mother of a four legged animal, especially …

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  • 9dam — [dæm] noun [C] I a wall built across a river to create a lake or to help to produce electricity II verb [T] dam [dæm] to stop a river or stream from flowing by building a dam across it …

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  • 10Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam — Glen Canyon Dam viewed from inside lower Glen Canyon The Glen Canyon Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, has been associated with a large amount of risk, most notably the risk of its siltation and failure …

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