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• Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

• dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a …   Universalium

• dam — Synonyms and related words: arch dam, arrest, artificial lake, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bayou lake, bear trap dam, beaver dam, bind, block, block up, blockade, boom, bottle up, brake, breakwater, breastwork, brick… …   Moby Thesaurus

• dam — I. /dæm / (say dam) noun 1. Also, dam wall. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a river in order to create a reservoir for use as a water supply or in the generation of electricity: *When… …  

• artificial flood —   deliberate release of water from dam reservoirs to create downstream flooding that is beneficial to farmland or wetland areas …   Geography glossary

• dam —    A structure across a watercourse that impounds water; may be natural or artificial [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Landslide dam — A landslide dam, debris dam, or barrier lake is a natural damming of a river by some kind of mass wasting: landslide, debris flow, rock avalanche or volcano.[1] If it is caused by earthquake, it may also be called a quake lake. Some landslide… …   Wikipedia

• Varattu Pallam Dam — This is an artificial dam constructed in hills nearer to Anthiyur (12 KM), Erode District. This dam irrigates nearby areas. Evening we can see wild animals like elephants, bison etc.. come for drinking. A mountain road from Anthiyur leads to… …   Wikipedia

• Aswan High Dam — Dam across the Nile River, north of Aswan, Egypt. Built 4 mi (6 km) upstream from the earlier Aswan Dam (1902), it is 364 ft (111 m) high and 12,562 ft (3,830 m) long. Differences with Gamal Abdel Nasser led the U.S. and Britain to withdraw their …   Universalium

• Kamfers Dam — Infobox lake lake name = Kamfers Dam image lake = Lesser Flamingos, Kamfersdam breeding island, 2008.jpg caption lake = Lesser Flamingos on Kamfers Dam s artificial breeding island, 2008 image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = coords …   Wikipedia

• Gatun Dam — The Gatun Dam is a large earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. The dam, constructed between 1907 and 1913, is a crucial element of the Panama Canal; it impounds the artificial Gatun Lake, which in turn carries… …   Wikipedia