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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… …
2dam — 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 …
3Lock and Dam No. 24 — Infobox Dam dam name= caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 24 official name= crosses= Upper Mississippi River reservoir=Pool 24 locale=Clarksville, Missouri maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers length= convert|1340|ft|m|1 height …
4Lock and Dam No. 18 — Infobox Dam dam name= caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 18 official name= crosses= Upper Mississippi River reservoir=Pool 18 locale=Henderson, Illinois maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers length= convert|1350|ft|m|1 height=… …
5Bear-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.] …
6bear-trap dam — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a movable dam usually consisting of two leaves that is used to deepen shallow parts in a river …
7Lock and Dam No. 19 — Infobox Dam dam name= caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 19 official name= crosses= Upper Mississippi River reservoir=Pool 19 / Lake Cooper locale=Keokuk, Iowa Hamilton, Illinois maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers length=… …
8Lock and Dam No. 13 — Infobox Dam dam name= caption=Lock and Dam No. 13 on the Mississippi River. View is upriver to the north. official name= crosses= Upper Mississippi River reservoir=Pool 13 locale=Clinton, Iowa maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers length=… …
9Lock and Dam No. 21 — Infobox Dam dam name= caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 21 official name= crosses= Upper Mississippi River reservoir=Pool 21 locale= maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers length= convert|1265|ft|m|1 (movable portion) height=… …
10Lock and Dam No. 22 — Infobox Dam dam name= caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 22 official name= crosses= Upper Mississippi River reservoir=Pool 22 locale=Saverton, Missouri maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers length= convert|1224|ft|m|1 (movable… …
