| 单词 | dam-head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdam-head dam-head n. Scottish a weir or cauld on a river for diverting the water into a mill-race. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > weir > types of mill weirlOE foot weirc1474 kiddle1477 rowte weir1584 catchwater drain1744 carry1753 dam-head1762 overfall1764 gauge-weir1791 shutter weir1880 1762 D. Wark in Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 2 Locks and dam-heads might be raised..by the help of furze. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. v. 96 As much water must run over the dam-head as if there was no dam at all. 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. v. 181 A strong wier or dam-head, running across the river. < as lemmas |
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