Wilson Dam

noun

1. a dam on the Tennessee River, in NW Alabama, at Muscle Shoals: a part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. 4,862 feet (1,482 meters) long; 137 feet (42 meters) high.

Example Sentences

Crews are performing routine maintenance on three generators at the 95-year-old Wilson Dam in Florence, TVA said, so the road atop the dam will be shut down through late this year for safety reasons.

From Washington Times

When Emerson and his two-wheel escorts rolled into his residence off Wilson Dam Road, he got another surprise.

From Seattle Times

Muscle Shoals police say it took crews less than an hour Wednesday to get the girl out of the pipe near the Wilson Dam, but they did have to use the jaws of life.

From Washington Times

It's more of a links-style layout compared to the other course, the Schoolmaster, which was the nickname for President Woodrow Wilson, who helped get the nearby Wilson Dam built.

From Golf Digest

When all nine of the planned generators are in operation, the output will be approximately i� times as much as Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals.

From Time Magazine Archive