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.
» They say that a large dam will be built.
Es heißt, dass ein großer Damm gebaut werden soll. — mayabe
Кажуть, що буде збудовано велику дамбу. — shanghainese
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9 sensesA 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.
(Australia, South Africa)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.
(India, historical)An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
(historical)A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.
Examples
111 sentencesThey say that a large dam will be built.
Кажуть, що буде збудовано велику дамбу. — shanghainese
deEs heißt, dass ein großer Damm gebaut werden soll. — mayabe
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.
There is a lot of water behind the dam.
Many people died in the building of this dam.
Translations
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Origin
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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