💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Milldam"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mill damnoun | A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created. |
| millpondnoun | A pond or reservoir produced by damming a river or stream in order to provide a steady source of water for a millrace. |
| mill tailnoun | The water that flows from a millwheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows. |
| mill racenoun | A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill. |
| millstreamnoun | The water that runs through a millrace to power a mill. |
| fallwaynoun | (US) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a factory or warehouse or the decks of a ship, providing access for goods, material, or people. |
| weirnoun | An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream. |
| bear-trap damnoun | A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river. |
| dammingnoun | The installation of a dam (structure to block flow). |
| fish garthnoun | A dam or weir in a river for raising fish. |
| leatnoun | An artificial watercourse, canal, or aqueduct, but especially a millrace. |
| tide millnoun | A mill operated by tidal currents. |
| gravity damnoun | An impoundment dam that is wider at the base than at the top, and which uses the massive weight of the dam's mass to withstand the force of water being stored behind the dam in its reservoir. |
| hydroelectric damnoun | A dam containing hydroelectric generators. |
| waygatenoun | The tailrace of a mill. |
| barragenoun | An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. |
| laundernoun | (mining) A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore. |
| fleamnoun | A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like. |
| river banknoun | Alternative form of riverbank. [A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.] |
| damsidenoun | The side or bank of a dam. |
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