Definition of beaver dam
:a dam built by beavers
- There's a beaver dam in the stream behind my house.
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: the female parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
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: a body of water confined by a barrier
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: a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)
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: a barrier to check the flow of liquid, gas, or air
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: to provide or restrain with a barrier that prevents the flow of water : to provide or restrain with a dam (see 2dam 2a)
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: to stop up : block
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