milldam
[ mil-dam ]
/ ˈmɪlˌdæm /
noun
a dam built in a stream to furnish a head of water for turning a mill wheel.
Words nearby milldam
millboard, millbrae, millburn, millbury, millcake, milldam, mille-feuille, millecent, milled, milledgeville, millefeuille
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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. WarrenIn 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 CookNight 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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