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milldam

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Definition of milldam

as in weir

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Removing the weir will lower the entire lagoon’s water level by several feet and restore the ebb and flow of ocean tides to the basin.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Known as Big John, the man was fined and forced to dismantle his traditional fish weir or risk imprisonment after he was reported for fishing outside of the reservation.

— Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn, CBS News, 30 May 2026

Definition of weir

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Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Nolan’s father, Elmore Wonsley said his grieving family has also received online attacks — including a sudden barrage of negative reviews against his wife, a nurse practitioner, and vitriol from strangers.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrage

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Subsurface barrier walls are frequently used to block saltwater intrusion and protect buildings from groundwater, for example.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Spain has also installed floating barriers in the waters where migrants had previously swam across.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrier

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Dam Removal Europe found that the number of dams dismantled in 2025, along with other water-flow controls like weirs, culverts and sluices, grew by 11% from the year before.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
The archways are furnished with sluice gates that can open to allow excess water to pass through in periods of flooding.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

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Over the next two decades, Evergrande built many of the homes, office blocks and urban structures that powered China’s miraculous economic growth.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The shooting happened in the unit block of Rose Lane in the Rosegate community in New Castle County.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of block

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There was no music and no hustle and bustle in Inwood on Sunday; just the sound of barricades being laid out in the normally boisterous neighborhood.

— Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
That same year, however, California breached the War on Drugs barricades, becoming the first state to legalize medical marijuana.

— Bob Woods, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of barricade

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As Jan races north along the canals, his unwanted passengers force him to confront a reality far removed from his own and to see life from a new perspective.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Analysts said the rise in transit prices is also related to the intensification of El Niño conditions this year and lower water levels in the canal.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

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