bear-trap dam
1Bear-trap dam — (Engin.) A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
2bear-trap dam — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a movable dam usually consisting of two leaves that is used to deepen shallow parts in a river …
3dam — Synonyms and related words: arch dam, arrest, artificial lake, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bayou lake, bear trap dam, beaver dam, bind, block, block up, blockade, boom, bottle up, brake, breakwater, breastwork, brick… …
4bulkhead — Synonyms and related words: French door, anchorage, anchorage ground, arch dam, archway, back door, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, barway, basin, bear trap dam, beaver dam, berth, boom, brattice, breakwater, breastwork,… …
5gate — Synonyms and related words: French door, aboideau, access, admissions, air lock, arch dam, archway, assemblage, attendance, audience, avails, back door, backstop, ball cock, ball valve, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, barway, bear… …
6jam — Synonyms and related words: Great Mogul, Jell O, Mogul, a mass of, a world of, abound with, afterthought, albumen, arch dam, army, articulate, assault, backstop, baffle, bafflement, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barricade, barrier, batten,… …
7work — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Nachtmusik, Passion play, Tom show, abatis, absolute music, accomplish, accomplished fact, accomplishment, acetify, achieve, achievement, acidify, acidulate, act, acta, acting, action, activism,… …
8backstop — Synonyms and related words: advocate, aegis, arch dam, arm guard, back, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear trap dam, beaver dam, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, bumper, champion, cofferdam,… …
9bamboo curtain — Synonyms and related words: Berlin wall, Pillars of Hercules, arch dam, backstop, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, barrier of secrecy, bear trap dam, beaver dam, blackout, boom, border, border ground, borderland, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall,… …
10bank — Synonyms and related words: Bank of England, Bank of France, Federal Reserve bank, Fort Knox, Indian file, Indian reservation, International Monetary Fund, Lombard Street bank, Swiss bank, World Bank, abatis, abutment, advanced work, align,… …