Definition of Dam. Meaning of Dam. Synonyms of Dam

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Definition of Dam

Dam
Dam Dam, n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See Dame.] 1. A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother. Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a relic of this age (13th century) . . . .Dame is used of a hen; we now make a great difference between dame and dam. --T. L. K. Oliphant. The dam runs lowing up end down, Looking the way her harmless young one went. --Shak. 2. A kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts.

Meaning of Dam from wikipedia

- A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also...
- Look up Dam, dam, or dams in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dam is a barrier obstructing flowing water. Dam may also refer to: Dam, Bhutan Dam, Gennep...
- The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in northern Italy. It is one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of 262 m (860 ft)...
- Nova Scotia Beaver Dam, Arizona Beaver Dam, a dam on Beaver Lake, Arkansas Beaver Dam, Indiana Beaver Dam, Kentucky Beaver Dam (Maryland), flooded marble...
- Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed...
- A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water...
- The Linganamakki Dam was constructed by the Karnataka State Government in 1964. Located in the Kargal village of Sagara taluk, the dam has a length of...
- Bezirgan Dam Borçka Dam Boyabat Dam Boztepe Dam Çakmak Dam Çatak Dam Çorum Dam Demirözü Dam Derbent Dam Deriner Dam Derinöz Dam Dodurga Dam Erfelek Dam Germeçtepe...
- The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze...
- Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The po****tion was 16,708 at the 2020...