Hoover Dam
geographical name
variants
or formerly Boulder Dam
dam 726 feet (221 meters) high in the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona that was completed in 1936 see mead, lake
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“Hoover Dam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hoover%20Dam. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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