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.
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Words nearby milldam
Millburn, Millbury, millcake, mill chisel, mill construction, milldam, Millecent, milled, Milledgeville, mille-feuille, millefiori
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Example sentences 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. WarrenNight 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 BarceIn 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 CookFor two hundred years the water has rippled over the sill on which once firmly set the gate to the old milldam.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard
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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