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weir I. \ˈwi](ə)r, ˈwa(a)], ˈwe], ](ə)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English were, from Old English wer; akin to Old High German werī defense, Old Norse ver fishing place, Old English werian to defend, protect, hinder, Old High German werien, werren, to defend, Old Norse verja, Gothic warjan to defend, Latin aperire to open, operire to close, cover, Greek erysthai to protect, guard, Sanskrit vṛṇoti he covers, envelops, holds back, surrounds 1. : a fence or enclosure (as of stakes, brushwood, or netting) set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea for taking fish : fishgarth < eel weir > < herring weir > 2. a. : a dam in a stream to raise the water level or divert its flow — see leaping weir b. : a notch in a levee or other barrier across or bordering a stream to regulate the flow of water (as in time of flood) — see wasteweir 3. dialect England : a bank or levee built to hold a river in its bed or to direct it into a new bed 4. : a device (as a notch in a dam) for determining the quantity of water flowing over it from measurements of the depth of water over the crest or sill and known dimensions of the device — see cipolletti weir II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to put a weir in or on < weir a river > III. \ˈwi(ə)r\ Scotland variant of war |