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Hoover Dam in British English
noun
a dam in the western US, on the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona; forms Lake Mead. Height: 222 m (727 ft). Length: 354 m (1180 ft)
Former name (1933–47): Boulder DamHoover Dam in American English
dam on the Colorado River, on the Ariz.-Nev. border: 726 ft (221 m) high
Word origin
after Pres. Herbert Hoover2 Image ofHoover Dam
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