narrow weir

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• weir — /wear/, n. 1. a small dam in a river or stream. 2. a fence, as of brush or narrow boards, or a net set in a stream, channel, etc., for catching fish. [bef. 900; ME were, OE wer, deriv. of root of werian to defend, dam up] * * * ▪ engineering… …   Universalium

• weir — /wɪə / (say wear) noun 1. a barrier in a river or stream to stop and raise the water, as for conducting it to a mill, for purposes of irrigation, etc. 2. Chiefly British a fence, as of brush, narrow boards, or a net, set in a stream, channel, etc …  

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