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1Damming — Dam Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dammed} (d[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damming}.] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; generally used with in or up. [1913 Webster] I ll have the… …
2damming — dæm n. barrier to obstruct the flow of water, dike v. block the natural flow of water with a dam; restrain, stop up, block, hold back …
3damming — present part of dam …
4Cold air damming — Cold air damming, or CAD, is a meteorological phenomenon that involves a high pressure system interacting with local geographic features. A cold air damming situation typically involves a high pressure system located poleward of a mountain range …
5lave — damming a pool and removing the water in order to catch the fish …
6lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …
7Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …
8Dams in Burma — There are close to 200 large Dams in Burma.[1][2][3] Burma (Myanmar) has a large hydroelectric power potential of 39,000 Megawatts (MW), although the economical exploitable potential is about 37,000 MW. Burma tripled its installed capacity of… …
9The Ozarks — Ozark redirects here. For other uses, see Ozark (disambiguation). Ozark Mountain redirects here. For the wine region, see Ozark Mountain AVA. The Ozarks, Ouachitas, Black Hills, and Sawtooths …
10West Coast Range — The West Coast Range (coord|42|05|S|145|36|E|region:AU TAS type:mountain) of Tasmania is a group of mountains in the West Coast area of Tasmania in Australia that lies to the west of the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National ParkThe range has had… …
