I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ hydroelectric
VERB + DAM
▪ build , construct
▪ breach
▪
The ~ has been breached and there is a danger of flooding.
DAM + VERB
▪ burst
▪
The ~ burst and the valley was flooded.
▪ break ( figurative , esp. AmE )
▪
I began to cry—it was as if a ~ had broken inside me.
▪ hold sth back
▪
The ~ holds back the water.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ across , ~ on
▪
a large hydroelectric ~ on the Colorado River
II.
verb
Dam is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ river