dam en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛm/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- [ˈdeə̯m] ~ [ˈdɛə̯m] æ-raising
- [ˈdæːm] without æ-raising
- /ˈdæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdam/ (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
- audio
- [ˈdam] ~ [ˈdäm] (Northern-England, Scotland, Wales)
- [ˈdɛm] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈdam/ (British, Midlands, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈdæm] ~ [ˈdam] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdæːm/ (Australia)
- [ˈdam] (British, Midlands, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈdæm] without æ-raising
- /ˈdæm/ (Canada, US)
- [ˈdeːm] ~ [ˈdɛːm] æ-raising
Etymology
From Middle English dam, from Old English *damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.
Meanings
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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.
Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins[…]
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.
2013 August 16, John Vidal, “Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 8:A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cofferdam · gravity dam · hydroelectric dam · dambreak · ice dam · coffer-dam · earthquake dam · splash dam · shutter dam · check dam · damside · antidam · damburst · dammable · dambusting · beaver dam · damsire · sand dam · mill dam · damlike · water over the dam · dambuster · Broken Dam · dam break · coffer dam · dam failure · ice dam membrane · Beaver Dam · dam plate · bear-trap dam · Yellow Dam · dental dam
Synonyms
Translations (184)
kw arge (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nn demning (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · hy պատնեշ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · zh 水壩 /水坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ml അണക്കെട്ട് (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · lo ຝາຍ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mk насип (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ba быуа (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ky дамба (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ug توغان (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tt буа (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ka ჯებირი (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ko 댐 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · vi đập (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms tambak (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ro baraj (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · et pais (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · grc ἄνδηρον (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · da dæmning (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · zh бэ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ja ダム (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · de Talsperre (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · zh 水壩 /水坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · de Damm (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · uz damba (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · es pesquera (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · is stífla (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tk damba (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · myv каваз (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ml ചിറ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · uk гре́бля (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · alt плотина (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · hy ամբարտակ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · gur mõgrɛ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ml അണ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ky плотина (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sk hrádza (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · th เขื่อน (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · enm dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms bendungan (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · bn বাঁধ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mk брана (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ckb بەربەست (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nn dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · fa بَنْد (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ky бөгөт (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · am ግድብ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms tebat (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tg дарғот (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · it diga (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms pengempang (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mnc ᡩᠠᠯᠠᠨ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tl tarundon (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ta அணை (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pt açude (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · lv dambis (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · cy argae (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · cs přehrada (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · fa سَدّ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ka დამბა (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · el φράγμα (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · az sədd (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ru гать (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · hi पुश्ता (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sh gȁt (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ca presa (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ja 堰堤 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tk bent (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · lv aizsprosts (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tr set (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · gl presa (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · zh фибэ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · es bocal (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · crh bent (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · gl touta (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · yue 壩 /坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · zh 壩 /坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sv damm (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · uz toʻgʻon (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mt diga (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sh бра́на (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sl jez (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · eo akvobaraĵo (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · kmr sikur (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sq pendë (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · gl encoro (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms alahan (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tg дамба (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pt barragem (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nv dáʼdeestłʼin (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · khb ᦚᦻ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ug دامبا (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · zh 大壩 /大坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ti ግድብ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mn боомт (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · id empang (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sq digë (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sh násip (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · qu hark'a (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · fi pato (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · es presa (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ar سد (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ko 언제 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · he סֶכֶר (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ka კაშხალი (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ur بَنْد (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms empang (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nb dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms bendung (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · io aquobarilo (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mn далан (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · hu gát (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · az damba (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · egy d:n-i-t:V11-N23-Z1 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · bo ཆུ་རག (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · yi דאַם (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ps بند (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms empangan (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · kk дамба (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · lt damba (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ru на́сыпь (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pl tama (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · km ទំនប់ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · id bendungan (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · bg бент (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · yue 大壩 /大坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · shn ၽၢႆ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · hrx Damm (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pdt Daum (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pt represa (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nb demning (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · cv пӗвӗ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mi matatara (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · es azud (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sk priehrada (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · te ఆనకట్ట (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · it argine (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nv tó beʼekʼid (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · kk бөгет (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · za fai (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ur پُشْتَہ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · my ရေကာတာ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tl saplad (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pl zapora (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · es represa (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tr baraj (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms ampang (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mnc ᡩᠠᠯᠠᠩᡤᠠ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · pcc waail (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · af dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · be плаці́на (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · uk да́мба (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms tandup (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ar سَدّ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · yue 水壩 /水坝 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · cs hráz (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ru плоти́на (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ru да́мба (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · lo ເຂື່ອນ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sh brána (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · az bənd (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ga damba (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · nl dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · es azuda (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · mi pāwai (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sh га̏т (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tg оббанд (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ccp 𑄉𑄧𑄙 (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · kn ಕಟ್ಟೆ (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · fr barrage (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sv dammbyggnad (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · kmr bendav (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · fa آببَنْد (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · izh plotina (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · be да́мба (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tg сарбанд (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · gl tarula (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · sh на́сип (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · de Staudamm (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · lt užtvanka (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ps ډم (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · hi बाँध (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · ms pembendung (structure placed across a flowing body of water) · tl prinsa (structure placed across a flowing body of water)