weir

weir  (wîr)

n.

1. A fence or wattle placed in a stream to catch or retain fish.

2. A dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water, as for a millrace, or to regulate or measure the flow.

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[Middle English were, from Old English wer; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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weir

Noun

1. a low dam that is built across a river to divert the water or control its flow

2. a fencelike trap built across a stream for catching fish in [Old English wer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow dam, dike, dyke - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
	2.	weir - a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish fence, fencing - a barrier that serves to enclose an area

Translations

weir [wɪəʳ] n → presa

weir [wɪəʳ] n → barrage m

weir [wɪəʳ] n (in river) → Wehr nt

weir [wɪəʳ] n → diga

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weir

n weir [wiə]

a dam across a river, with a drop on one side. keerwal, keerdam سَد صَغير، قَنْطَرَة إحْتِجاز преливник jez dæmning das Wehr φράγμα ποταμού presa (pais)tamm سد patorakennelma barrage סֶכֶר बंधारा brana bukógát bendungan stíflugarður chiusa, diga せき 둑, 어살 užtvanka dambis; aizsprosts empangan, bendungan dam demning, dam jaz, tama açude baraj плотина hať, hrádza jez brana damm, fördämning เขื่อนเล็ก ๆ dalyan, bent 堰 гребля; загата دریا پر لگایا گیا بند đập nước 堰