dam
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the…A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
» There used to be a village here before the dam was made.
До постройки плотины здесь была деревня.
Значение
значений: 9A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.
Talsperre, Damm, Staudamm
плоти́наplotína, да́мбаdámba, гатьgatʹ
гре́бляhréblja, да́мбаdámba
The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.
Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam.
A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
(Австралия, Южная Африка)A reservoir.
A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.
Muttertier
female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
(Индия, историческое)An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
(историческое)A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.
Примеры
предложений: 111There used to be a village here before the dam was made.
До постройки плотины здесь была деревня. — averoes
The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.
deDer Damm ist wegen des starken Regens gebrochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They say that a huge dam will be built.
They say that a large dam will be built.
ukКажуть, що буде збудовано велику дамбу. — shanghainese
deEs heißt, dass ein großer Damm gebaut werden soll. — mayabe
There is a lot of water behind the dam.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English dam, from Old English *damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from ProtFrom Middle English dam, from Old English *damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.
Variant of dame. Doublet of domina and donna.
From Hindi दाम (dām), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀫𑁆𑀫 (damma, “coin”), from Sanskrit द्रम्म (drammá), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of drachm, drachma, and dram.
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