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  • 1Dam — /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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  • 2Dam — 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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  • 3dam — n. 1) to build, construct, erect a dam 2) a hydroelectric; storage dam 3) a dam bursts * * * [dæm] construct erect a dam storage dam a hydroelectric a dam bursts baked dams to build …

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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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hydroelectric VERB + DAM ▪ build, construct ▪ breach ▪ The dam has been breached and there is a danger of flooding …

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  • 6construct — verb Construct is used with these nouns as the object: ↑argument, ↑barricade, ↑bomb, ↑building, ↑canal, ↑dam, ↑dock, ↑facility, ↑garage, ↑graph, ↑hypothesis, ↑ …

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  • 7Grand Coulee Dam — This article is about the dam itself. For the song by Woody Guthrie, see Grand Coulee Dam (song). Grand Coulee Dam …

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  • 8Marathon Dam — The dam and reservoir …

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  • 9Daniel-Johnson Dam — For other uses, see Daniel Johnson. Daniel Johnson Dam Barrage Daniel Johnson …

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  • 10Mullaperiyar Dam — Official name Mullapperiyar Dam Location Kerala, India Coordinates …

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