| 单词 | pond-bay |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspond-bay pond-bay n. English regional (south-eastern) a dam. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > dam clowa1250 head?a1425 damc1440 weir-dike1518 bay1581 rampirea1586 anicut1784 pond-bay1863 1863 S. Smiles Industr. Biogr. 32 Dams of earth, called ‘pond-bays’, were thrown across watercourses. 1901 W. W. Capes Scenes Rural Life Hampshire 173 A stream..could be so dammed up as to provide convenient motive force. The dams were called pond-bays. 2003 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 6 June 8 The army-owned bridge..runs over the remains of a pond bay. < as lemmas |
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