Damm — meaning in English
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English meaning
- causeway noun A raised road or path crossing water, marsh, or other low ground.
- dam noun A barrier built across a river or stream to hold back or control the flow of water.
- jetty noun A narrow structure built out into water, used as a landing place for boats or to protect a shoreline.
- levee noun An embankment built along a river to prevent flooding.
- perineum noun The area of the body between the anus and the genitals, covering the floor of the pelvis.
- seawall noun A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
Senses
Damm is used for these senses in English:
- causeway A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
- dam A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
- jetty A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
- levee An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
- seawall A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
dam — full definition
- noun A barrier built across a river or stream to hold back or control the flow of water.
- verb To block or hold back the flow of water.
- noun The female parent of an animal, especially in breeding contexts.