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noun
a dam resisting the pressure of impounded water through its own weight.
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Origin of gravity dam
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby gravity dam
gravitropism,
gravity,
gravity assist,
gravity cell,
gravity clock,
gravity dam,
gravity escapement,
gravity fault,
gravity feed,
gravity hinge,
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How to use gravity dam in a sentence
So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.
In the spring of 1933, few perceived Nazism with the gravity he did.
A dam now in place on the Thai side of the line prevents the railway from being reconstructed in its entirety, he explains.
The powerful forces of gravity and magnetism channel matter into huge flattened spinning platters known as accretion disks.
Landing on any other world is hard, but Comet 67P is especially challenging, even apart from the low gravity.
The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
She would never forget it; but realizing its gravity, she decided thereupon never to tell it—the dream—to anybody.
Gordon, however, had never been a lover, and if Bernard noted Angela's gravity it was not because he felt jealous.
They heard how in the early spring in the meadow by the mill-dam Tim and I had stopped our ploughs to draw lots and he had lost.
British Dictionary definitions for gravity dam
noun
a dam whose weight alone is great enough to prevent it from tipping over
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