stanch
A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of…A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release; also, a dam or lock in a river.
» The doctor was finally able to stanch the flow of blood.
Es gelang dem Arzt endlich, die Blutung zu stoppen.
Meaning
1 senses(US, especially)A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release; also, a dam or lock in a river.
Examples
1 sentencesThe doctor was finally able to stanch the flow of blood.
deEs gelang dem Arzt endlich, die Blutung zu stoppen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Old French estanche (“pond; tank”), from estanc (“pond”) (modern French étang (“pond;From Old French estanche (“pond; tank”), from estanc (“pond”) (modern French étang (“pond; lagoon”)), from estanchier (verb): see further at etymology 2.
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