weirs

noun

plural of weir
as in sluices

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  1. barrages
  2. barriers
  3. canals
  4. locks
Noun
  • 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
  • Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Definition of barrages
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
  • Opened in 2011, the viaduct crosses numerous rivers, irrigation canals, highways, and railway lines while supporting trains traveling at up to 350 km/h.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • An area of canals and former industrial warehouses hosts an arts center.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of canals
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
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“Weirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirs. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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