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WEIR

\wˈi͡ə], \wˈi‍ə], \w_ˈiə]\

Definitions of WEIR

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Alt. of Wear

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Alt. of Wear

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A dam in a stream to raise the water, form a pond, etc.; a fene of brush, etc., set in a stream for catching fish.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A dam; a wattled enclosure in a stream to catch fish. wear.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A dam in a river to stop and raise the water for conducting it to a mill, for taking fish, &c.; a fence of stakes or twigs, set in a stream for taking fish.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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