dam
Reservoir-creating structure
A dam is a barrier built across a river or stream to hold back water, creating a reservoir: The Hoover Dam supplies power to three states.
By extension, any obstruction that blocks flow.
To dam is to block or hold back: dam a stream, dam up emotions.
A dam is also an animal's mother, used mainly for horses and livestock—the counterpart to sire.
Female adult equine
- sireMale animal parent
- foalYoung equine, under one
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- pedigreeRecord of descent
lineage · bloodline · stud · offspring · broodmare · thoroughbred · equine · heritage
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
- megawattMillion-watt unit
powerhouse · penstock · generator · renewable · grid · kilowatt · wattage · output
Temporary woodland dwelling
mud · rodent · wildlife · habitat · wetland · natural · engineer · aquatic
Enclosed body of freshwater
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- basinConcave water receptacle
- poolCollective fund or basin
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
water level · capacity · depth · irrigation · supply · aquifer · cistern · conservation
Unbroken forward movement
- downstreamAlong the current's path
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- channelPassage for transmission
- currentDirected flow of charge
diversion · streamflow · waterway · tributary · floodplain · gorge · canyon · riverbed
Solid building mixture
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- sluiceGated water conduit
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
weir · buttress · arch · gravity · earthen · crest · outlet · intake
Dam's water release structure
- breachBreaking of agreement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- failureLack of success
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
evacuation · deluge · disaster · surge · catastrophe · erosion · warning · risk
American surname of note
- AswanEgyptian city and dam
- Three GorgesYangtze's dramatic narrow valleys
- ShastaVolcanic peak in California
- BonnevilleColumbia River hydroelectric dam
mare
Female adult equine
pedigree · lineage · bloodline · stud · offspring · broodmare · thoroughbred · equine · heritage · registered
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
megawatt · powerhouse · penstock · generator · renewable · grid · kilowatt · wattage · output · energy
lodge
Temporary woodland dwelling
sticks · mud · rodent · wildlife · habitat · wetland · natural · engineer · aquatic · branches
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
impoundment · water level · capacity · depth · irrigation · supply · aquifer · cistern · conservation · recreation
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- downstreamAlong the current's path
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- channelPassage for transmission
current · diversion · streamflow · waterway · tributary · floodplain · gorge · canyon · riverbed · obstruction
concrete
Solid building mixture
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- sluiceGated water conduit
floodgate · weir · buttress · arch · gravity · earthen · crest · outlet · intake · foundation
spillway
Dam's water release structure
inundation · evacuation · deluge · disaster · surge · catastrophe · erosion · warning · risk · collapse
Hoover
American surname of note
- AswanEgyptian city and dam
- Three GorgesYangtze's dramatic narrow valleys
- ShastaVolcanic peak in California
Bonneville · Norris · TVA
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- Barriers & Gapswall, fence, barrier, partition, divider
- blockagesblockage, clog, congestion, drain clog, bottleneck
- government propertycourthouse, post office, military base, national park, city hall
- historic infrastructureaqueduct, Roman roads, canal, city wall, stone bridge
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- beaver damRodent-built stream blockade
- dam upBlock a waterway
- damsel in distressWoman needing rescue
- Hoover DamConcrete arch-gravity structure on Colorado
- ice damsFrozen roof-edge barriers
- hydroelectric damWater-powered generating station
dams, dammed, damming, damsel, Amsterdam, damselfish, Rotterdam, undammed, beaver dam