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barrage

Main Entry:: ¹bar·rage
Pronunciation:: \ˈbär-ij\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from barrer to bar, from barre bar
Date:: 1845

: a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation

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