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turkey nest(also turkey nest dam or turkey nest tank) noun AustralianA reservoir built in flat country that has a high embankment of earth around it: he climbed to the top of the turkey nest. The water was down about three feet from the overflow...- There has already been a good deal of land clearing, track building, the formation of a Turkey Nest dam and extensive drilling for water.
- A turkey-nest type dam can be cost-effectively built on flat ground, requiring no natural topographical depression or valley.
- The cook wanders up to the top of the turkeys nest, and sits in amongst the grass, and enjoys the weak warmth of the morning sun.
Origin 1940s: from its resemblance to the nest constructed by the Australian brush turkey. |