milldams

noun

plural of milldam
as in weirs

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  1. barrages
  2. blocks
  3. barriers
  4. locks
  5. ditches
  6. barricades
Noun
  • As Kyiv intensifies drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, fueling gasoline shortages across multiple regions, Moscow answers with heavier missile barrages on Ukrainian cities and claims attacks on strategic Black Sea ports.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of barrages
Noun
  • According to Stuart Simpson, CEO of Vertical Aerospace, the company arrives at Farnborough with the key building blocks for its next phase already in place.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • These effects have been observed as far away as half a kilometer, or about five city blocks!
    — Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of blocks
Noun
  • Remove them when possible, or use barriers, playpens or elevated stands to keep pets away.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • Remove hazardous plants when possible, or use barriers, playpens, leashes or elevated plant stands to keep pets away.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of barriers
Noun
  • Authorities also closed the bridges over the nearby Kieldrecht Lock, which is one of two locks that give vessels access to the docks from the Scheldt River, and urged people to avoid the area around MPET’s Quay 1742.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • At 58 years old, the multihyphenate boasts beautifully luscious, highly covetable locks.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Definition of locks
Noun
  • Some propose walls and ditches to keep people from migrating.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of ditches
Noun
  • Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
    — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of barricades
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