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milldam

[ mil-dam ]
/ ˈmɪlˌdæm /
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noun

a dam built in a stream to furnish a head of water for turning a mill wheel.

RELATED WORDS

barrier, dike, levee, gate, ditch, bank, grade, obstruction, barrage, hindrance, millpond, weir

Nearby words

  1. millboard,
  2. millbrae,
  3. millburn,
  4. millbury,
  5. millcake,
  6. mille-feuille,
  7. millecent,
  8. milled,
  9. milledgeville,
  10. millefeuille

Origin of milldam

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at mill1, dam1
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Examples from the Web for milldam

  • Say, Jack, isn't that the name of the man who took the old Grimes farm up at the milldam?

    The Banner Boy Scouts|George A. Warren

  • In this is the Milldam Fall, a ledge about fourteen feet high, over which the waters make a uniform flow all across the ravine.

    America, Volume IV (of 6)|Joel Cook

  • Night found the army encamped on the east bank of Pine creek, above the site of the old Brier milldam.

    The Land of the Miamis|Elmore Barce

British Dictionary definitions for milldam

milldam

/ (ˈmɪlˌdæm) /

noun

a dam built in a stream to raise the water level sufficiently for it to turn a millwheel
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