单词 | weiring |
释义 | weiringn. The constructing of a weir or of weirs; also, concrete materials used for making a weir or of which a weir is composed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > building of weir weiring1794 the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > impounding of water > with a dam or weir demminga1400 weiring1794 damming1802 society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > building-material > for specific constructions wharfing1691 fluming1851 weiring1901 1794 W. Marshall in Rural Econ. W. Eng. (1796) II. 289 Hitherto, piles and planks had been used, to confine the rapid Tavey within its channel; much valuable timber having been used,..in ‘weiring’. 1882 Act 45 & 46 Vict. c. 38 §25 The making..of any works for any of the following purposes..: (iv) Embanking or weiring from a river or lake. 1901 Spectator 27 July 119/1 In the canalised stream..there were numbers [of crayfish], which made homes in..sides of locks, and in the wood of the weiring. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1794 |
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