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 [wɪə]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a low dam that is built across a river to raise the water level, divert the water, or control its flow

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) a series of traps or enclosures placed in a stream to catch fish

[Old English wer; related to Old Norse ver, Old Frisian were, German Wehr]

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Weir [wɪə]

n

1. (Biographies / Weir, Judith (1954 F, Scottish, MUSIC: composer) Judith. born 1954, Scottish composer, noted esp for her opera A Night at the Chinese Opera (1987)

2. (Biographies / Weir, Peter (1944 M, Australian, FILMS AND TV: director) Peter. born 1944, Australian film director; his films include Dead Poets Society (1989) and The Truman Show (1998)

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 [wɪə>ʳ] N

1. (= dam) → presa f

2. (= fish trap) → encañizada f, cañal m

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weir [ˈwɪə^r] n → barrage m

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weir

n

(= barrier) → Wehr nt

(= fish trap) → Fischreuse f

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weir [wɪəʳ] n → sbarramento

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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 pato barrage סֶכֶר बंधारा brana bukógát bendungan stíflugarður chiusa, diga せき 보, 둑 užtvanka dambis; aizsprosts empangan, bendungan dam demning, dam jaz, tama açude baraj плотина hať, hrádza jez brana damm, fördämning เขื่อนเล็ก ๆ dalyan, bent 河堰 гребля; загата دریا پر لگایا گیا بند đập nước 堰