weirs

noun

plural of weir
as in sluices

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  1. barrages
  2. barriers
  3. canals
  4. locks
Noun
  • The barrages prompted Putin last month to decree that the state temporarily can seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or don’t rebuild them after strikes.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrages
Noun
  • The Air Line Pilots Association wants the secondary barriers added to existing aircraft.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • There is a conflict between those who still believe in social barriers and those who believe that all actions should be based on a proper calculation of the return on investment.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of barriers
Noun
  • In North Carolina alone, 11,000 miles (17,702 kilometers) of canals drain peatlands before the water empties into coastal estuaries, Richardson said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The square and canals of Venice are famously packed with shorts-and-sneaker-sporting tourists in late summer and even historic homes on small cobblestone streets have been converted to Airbnbs.
    — Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of canals
Noun
  • Google locks in nuclear power Google is a key partner in the restart.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Groups can request a maximum of $250,000 each for physical security measures at their facilities like lighting, locks, alarms, panic buttons, fencing, shatter-resistant glass and public address systems.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of locks
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