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Hoover Dam

noun
  1. official name of Boulder Dam.
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Hoover Dam

noun
  1. a dam in the western US, on the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona; forms Lake Mead. Height: 222 m (727 ft). Length: 354 m (1180 ft)Former name (1933–47): Boulder Dam
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