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1. (n.) weir
a small dam in a river or stream.
2. weir
a fence, as of brush, or a net set in a stream, channel, etc., for catching fish.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME were, OE wer, der. of root of werian to defend, dam up)
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1. (noun) weir
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
2. (noun) weir
a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
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| Definition of 'Weir' |
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1. (noun) Weir
alt. of Wear
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Sense: a dam across a river, with a drop on one side.
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 Afrikaans: keerwal, keerdam |
 Arabic: سَد صَغير، قَنْطَرَة إحْت |
 Bulgarian: преливник |
 Brazilian: barragem / represa |
 Czech: jez |
 German: das Wehr |
 Danish: dæmning |
 Greek: φράγμα ποταμού |
 Spanish: presa |
 Estonian: (pais)tamm |
 Farsi: سد |
 Finnish: pato |
 French: barrage |
 Hebrew: סֶכֶר |
 Hindi: बंधारा |
 Croatian: brana |
 Hungarian: bukógát |
 Indonesian: bendungan |
 Icelandic: stíflugarður |
 Italian: chiusa, diga |
 Japanese: せき |
 Korean: 보, 둑 |
 Lithuanian: užtvanka |
 Latvian: dambis; aizsprosts |
 Malay: empangan, bendungan |
 Dutch: dam |
 Norwegian: demning, dam |
 Polish: jaz, tama |
 Portuguese: açude |
 Romanian: baraj |
 Russian: плотина |
 Slovak: hať, hrádza |
 Slovenian: jez |
 Serbian: brana |
 Swedish: damm, fördämning |
 Thai: เขื่อนเล็ก ๆ |
 Turkish: dalyan, bent |
 Taiwanese: 河堰 |
 Ukrainian: гребля; загата |
 Urdu: دریا پر لگایا گیا بند |
 Vietnamese: đập nước |
 Chinese: 堰 |
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