DAM
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A dam is a structure that holds back water, usually to create a reservoir.
A place where a dam is built is also called a dam.
When you dam a river, you build a structure that holds back the water.
A dam the floodwaters is something that keeps them from spreading.
A different word, also spelled dam, designates the female parent of an animal, or a mother, in the context of breeding.
Large water storage basin
- concreteSolid building mixture
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- embankmentRaised earth structure
barrier · floodgate · levee · buttress · arch · sluice · weir · retaining
Solid mass, or impede
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- stemPlant's central axis
- hold backPrevent forward movement
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
contain · impede · stop · check · staunch · plug · seal · restrict
Official seizure or detention
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- flood controlPreventing destructive overflow
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- watershedDrainage area boundary
catchment · storage · release · water supply · drought · flow · river · stream
Dam-constructing aquatic rodent
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- pondSmall still body
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
ecosystem · fish ladder · salmon · migration · spawning · environmental · conservation · restoration
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- concreteSolid building mixture
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
embankment · barrier · floodgate · levee · buttress · arch · sluice · weir · retaining · gravity
block
Solid mass, or impede
restrain · contain · impede · stop · check · staunch · plug · seal · restrict · halt
impoundment
Official seizure or detention
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- flood controlPreventing destructive overflow
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
watershed · catchment · storage · release · water supply · drought · flow · river · stream · diversion
beaver
Dam-constructing aquatic rodent
habitat · ecosystem · fish ladder · salmon · migration · spawning · environmental · conservation · restoration · removal
mother
Female parent
doe · bitch · queen · cow · breeding · offspring · lineage · pedigree · foal · calf
- beaver damRodent-built stream blockade
- dam upBlock a waterway
- Notre DameFrench Gothic cathedral
- damsel in distressWoman needing rescue
- Hoover DamConcrete arch-gravity structure on Colorado
- ice damsFrozen roof-edge barriers