dam

Noun
  1. A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea (synset 103164975)
    is a type of: barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement
    subtypes:
    • milldam - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill
    • weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
    specific instances:
    • aswan high dam, high dam - one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
    • glen canyon dam - a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona
    • hoover dam - a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada
    same as: dike, dyke
  2. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters (synset 113681341)
    is a type of: metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
    has: m, meter, metre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    is a part of: hectometer, hectometre, hm - a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
    same as: decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm
  3. Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock (synset 101326134)
    is a type of: female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Verb
  1. Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam (synset 201479854)
    "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
    is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
    same as: dam up

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