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weir

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as in sluice

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Recent Examples of weir 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 The strong but flexible roots of the Siberian pine, woven into a weir, bound them to a single place. — Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026 The grid hooked up 14 existing dams and weirs as well as a new desalination plant and three advanced wastewater-treatment plants. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2010 See All Example Sentences for weir

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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

Definition of sluice

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The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
The barrage spanned regions across Ukraine, including western areas near the border with Poland that are far from the front line in the east of the country.

— CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of barrage

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Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Replacing barriers with highways To understand the new design, imagine a conventional topological photonic chip as a road surrounded by wide safety barriers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrier

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Water authorities trying to maintain adequate supplies of fresh water have banned farmers in some parts of the country from pumping water out of canals to irrigate their crops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Stephanie Gavan is a freelance writer and editor from Liverpool with a background in contemporary art and a deep affection for Italy, having spent years living among the canals of Venice.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

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