dam
noun
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
dams
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present tense formof dam (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Then dams and expanding farmlands dried it up and turned it into a patchwork of fields, roads and towns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Apart from tackling the ongoing haze, this exercise was aimed at boosting declining water levels at several hydropower dams ahead of a severe dry spell forecast for October.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The roiling mass of water, unleashed by a glacial collapse, swept down the Trishuli river, devastating a roughly 40-mile corridor of dams that were supposed to drive economic growth for mountainous Nepal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“They’ve shut the floodgates on all the dams, saying they need the water themselves.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
