да́мба — meaning in English
damba
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English meaning
- barrage noun A sudden, heavy, and continuous stream of something, especially words, questions, or gunfire.
- 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.
- levee noun An embankment built along a river to prevent flooding.
- seawall noun A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
Senses
да́мба is used for these senses in English:
- barrage An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
- 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.
- 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.
barrage — full definition
- noun A sudden, heavy, and continuous stream of something, especially words, questions, or gunfire.
- noun A man-made barrier across a river built to control its depth or flow.
- verb To attack or overwhelm with a continuous stream of something.