In dictionaries:
high dam
Large dam storing extensive water.
van dam
("of the dam" or "of the water") a Dutch toponymic surname.
Hoover Dam
Large dam on Colorado River.
Aswan Dam
Hydroelectric dam on Nile River.
rubber dam
Barrier for isolating teeth, procedures.
beaver dam
Structure built by beavers, blocks water.
coulee dam
boulder dam
Large dam on Colorado River.
earth dam
Barrier made from compacted earth.
hydroelectric dam
Water flow generates renewable energy.
Arch dam
Curved, concrete structure, retaining water.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1.
mill dam
A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.
gravity dam
Massive structure resists water pressure.
Diversion dam
Dam redirects water for use.
earthen dam
Kariba Dam
Hydroelectric dam on Zambezi River.
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