Hoover Dam

British  

noun

1. Former name (1933–47): Boulder Dam.  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)

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Example Sentences

Now, 1 gigawatt, which the Energy Department once noted was roughly half the power generated by the Hoover Dam, seems paltry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Many of those dams provided massive quantities of jobs; some 21,000 people helped build Hoover Dam alone.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024

Ortega said the $8-billion project, as well as other investments the district is pursuing, will “pass the test of time as the Hoover Dam of our time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Plans were developed in the era of the building of the Hoover Dam and a sense that “if we poured enough concrete, we could control nature,” Sweeten said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2024

“She recognized me from Hoover Dam, so—” “You've met her before?”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan