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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 …
3Mratinje Dam — Mratinje Dam …
4Dongfeng Dam — Dongfeng Dam …
5Don Pedro Dam — Old Don Pedro Dam and reservoir, circa 1925 Official name Old Don Pedro Dam Location Tuolumne County, California …
6Moran Dam — Moran Dam …
7O'Shaughnessy Dam — This article concerns the dam in the Sierra Nevada mountains. For the one near Columbus, Ohio see O Shaughnessy Dam (Ohio). O Shaughnessy Dam O Shaughnessy Dam in Hetch Hetchy Valley Country United States …
8Hoover Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Hoover Dam caption= Hoover Dam from the air official name= Hoover Dam crosses= Colorado River reservoir= Lake Mead locale=Nevada Arizona USA maint= U.S. Bureau of Reclamation length= 1244 ft (379 m) height= 726.4 ft (221 m)… …
9Oker Dam — Oker Dam …
10Embankment dam — An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi permanent waterproof natural …
