Noun:

पशुओं की मां, पानी रोकने के लिये मेड़, जलबंधक, सेतु, बंद, बांध,

Verb:

बांध से पानी रोक देना, बांध से पानी रोकना, बांध देना, बांधना,

dams's Usage Examples:

high - almost wholly above the original ground level, which is said to be impermeable; but other dams of the same system, with core walls of less than ioo ft.

The indiscriminate slaughter of fry, and the obstacles opposed by irrigation dams to breeding fish, are said to be causing a sensible diminution in the supply in certain rivers.

The improvement of the river, by the removal of snags and the construction of dams and locks in order to give it a navigable depth of to ft.

The wheels, called naoura, are of the most primitive construction, made of rough branches of trees, with palm leaf paddles, rude clay vessels being slung on the outer edge to catch the water, of which they raise a prodigious amount, only a comparatively small part of which, however, is poured into the aqueducts on top of the dams. These latter are exceedingly picturesque, often consisting of a series of well-built Gothic arches, and give a peculiar character to the scenery; but they are also great impediments to navigation.

The regulation is effected by locks and movable dams, the latter so designed that in times of flood or frost they can be dropped flat on the bottom of the river.

A factory-owner, hearing what depth I had found, thought that it could not be true, for, judging from his acquaintance with dams, sand would not lie at so steep an angle.

Throughout Great Britain there are still many reservoirs, with earthen dams, which cannot safely be filled; and others which, after remaining for years in this condition, have been repaired.

Two great dams on the river (one built by the Federal government) provide good water power.

Hence in dams above Too ft.

Were it not for these dams steamers might reach Mosul itself, at an elevation of 353 ft.

Synonyms:

barrier, milldam, weir, dike, dyke,

Antonyms:

function, pull, let, show, unclog,