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
  • 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
  • Parliament confirms a new defense chief as Ukraine scores battlefield gains with long-range drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, even while missile barrages, civilian casualties and prisoner exchanges underscore a grinding, unresolved war.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrages
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  • In a courtroom three blocks away, attorney Michael Sanft was performing his own high-wire act.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • When a warm bedroom blocks that drop, sleep becomes lighter and less restorative.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of blocks
Noun
  • Structural inflation, fueled by government deficits, AI investments, low unemployment rates, growing trade barriers and energy disruptions, is reshaping the landscape for markets, according to Fidelity International.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The legislation was included on the 2025 list of global trade barriers compiled annually by the Office of the US Trade Representative.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of barriers
Noun
  • The former beauty queen with her blond Rapunzel locks was onstage wearing a bronze satin blouse and flowing white trousers.
    — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The school currently has donated helmets and locks available for students who need them.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of locks
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  • Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This untreated runoff makes its way through storm drains and ditches into our local streams and rivers and eventually, the ocean.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditches
Noun
  • Farmers blocked the highways leading into the city while demonstrators erected barricades throughout Cochabamba, occupied the central plaza, and halted transportation and commerce.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Officers pointed guns, sirens were sounded, and barricades went up at the gate entrance, KEYT reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of barricades
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