milldam

noun

Definition of milldamnext
as in weir

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  1. weir
  2. barrage
  3. barrier
  4. sluice
  5. block
  6. lock
  7. barricade
  8. canal
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Beneath its gleeful barrage of kink, karaoke, and absurdist comedy lies a sharp satire of exclusion, identity, and liberation within contemporary Queer culture.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of barrage
Noun
  • The laminate reinforces the glass to create a shatter-resistant barrier, preventing shards of glass from flying out during extreme weather.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Staffers wheeled the barriers over from the adjacent University of Washington baseball complex.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of barrier
Noun
  • 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
Definition of sluice
Noun
  • The single-family home located in the 2200 block of Cherrystone Drive in San Jose was sold on June 1, for $1,750,000, or $1,353 per square foot.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • While the carryout Little Fish location in Echo Park transitions over the next few months to a more permanent space a block away, the only time and place to currently crunch into the sandwich is during lunch service at the new restaurant.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of block
Noun
  • Every purchase also includes a strap, lock, air pump, and rearview mirrors, giving riders a complete package that's ready for the road from day one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • Tatum, George and Derrick White are locks, Robinson will battle with Queta for the starting center gig, while the fifth spot might come down to Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of lock
Noun
  • Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • Temperatures soared outside, approaching 100 degrees as police set up barricades.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of barricade
Noun
  • Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
    — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of canal
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“Milldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milldam. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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