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• weir — [wıə US wır] n [: Old English; Origin: wer] a low fence or wall that is built across a river or stream to control the flow of water, or to make a pool where people can catch fish …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• weir — [ wır ] noun uncount a place in a river or stream where a wall has been built across it to control the flow of water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Weir Group — Infobox Company company name = The Weir Group PLC company company type = Public (LSE: [http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en gb/pricesnews/prices/system/detailedprices.htm?sym=GB0009465807GBGBXSTMM0946580WEIR WEIR] ) foundation = 1871 location… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Control of the National Grid — The National Grid is the high voltage electric power transmission network in Great Britain, connecting power stations and major substations, and has a synchronized organization such that electricity generated anywhere in Great Britain can be used …   Wikipedia

• weir — [[t]wɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] weirs 1) N COUNT A weir is a low barrier which is built across a river in order to control or direct the flow of water. 2) N COUNT A weir is a wooden fence which is built across a stream in order to create a pool for catching… …   English dictionary

• weir — UK [wɪə(r)] / US [wɪr] noun [countable] Word forms weir : singular weir plural weirs a place in a river or stream where a wall has been built across it to control the flow of water …   English dictionary

• weir —    A dam across a water course to control, raise, or measure water flow [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• weir — noun (C) 1 a low structure built across a river or stream to control the flow of water 2 a wooden fence built across a stream to make a pool where you can catch fish …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• weir — [wɪə] noun [U] a place in a river or stream where a wall has been built across it in order to control the flow of water …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Elizabeth Weir (Stargate) — Elizabeth Weir Torri Higginson as Elizabeth Weir First appearance Lost City, Part 1 (SG 1) Last appearance Ghost in the Machine (Atlantis) …   Wikipedia