HOOVER DAM

Meaning of HOOVER DAM in English

a large dam on the Colorado River on the border of Nevada and Arizona . It was completed in 1935 and originally called Boulder Dam. In 1947 the name was changed in honour of the US President Herbert Hoover . It is 726 feet (221 metres) high and 1 244 feet (379 metres) wide, and it produces electricity for Arizona, Nevada and southern California .

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HOOVER DAM — or formerly Boulder Dam geographical name dam 726 feet (221 meters ) high in Colorado River between Nevada & Arizona
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOOVER DAM — formerly Boulder Dam Highest concrete arch dam in the U.S., built on the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border. It …
Английский словарь Британика
HOOVER DAM — official name of Boulder Dam .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOVER DAM — or formerly Boul·der Dam ˈbōl-dər dam 726 feet (221 meters ) high in Colorado River between Nevada & Arizona — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOOVER DAM — Variant: or formerly Boul · der Dam Pronunciation: ' b ō l-d ə r Function: geographical name dam 726 ft …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOOVER DAM — formerly called Boulder Dam, dam in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, at the Arizona-Nevada border, U.S. Constructed between 1930 …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOOVER DAM — ˌHoover ˈDam, the BrE AmE a ↑ dam on the ↑ Colorado River on the border between the US states …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOVER DAM — formerly Boulder Dam Highest concrete arch dam in the U.S., built on the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border. It …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOOVER DAM — Плотина Гувера
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOOVER DAM — плотина Гувера (на реке Колорадо США); см. тж Boulder Dam
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOOVER DAM — геогр. плотина Гувера ( на реке Колорадо, США ) ; см. тж. Boulder Dam
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOOVER DAM — геогр. плотина Гувера (на реке Колорадо, США); см. тж. Boulder Dam
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOOVER DAM — Плотина Гувера Плотина и ГЭС в Черном каньоне [Black Canyon] на р. Колорадо [Colorado River], на границе штатов Аризона и Невада. …
HOOVER DAM — Плотина Гувера Плотина и ГЭС в Черном каньоне [Black Canyon] на р. Колорадо [Colorado River], на границе штатов Аризона и …
HOOVER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hoover Commission Hoover Dam Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover John Edgar
Английский словарь Британика
DAM — I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
Английский словарь Британика
DAM — I. ˈdam, ˈdaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, lady, dam, variant of dame — more at dame : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOVER — ˈhüvə(r) verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: from Hoover , a trademark transitive verb Britain : to clean with or as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAM — (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a …
Английский словарь Webster
DAM — dam 1 /dam/ , n. , v. , dammed, damming . n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOVER — n. family name; Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), 31st president of the United States (1929-1933); (Trademark) vacuum cleaner manufacturer; vacuum cleaner made …
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DAM — I. ˈdam noun Etymology: Middle English dam, dame lady, dam — more at dame Date: 13th century : the female …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DAM — noun a kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts. 2. dam ·noun a firebrick wall, or a stone, …
Webster English vocab
HOOVER — Brit. ■ noun trademark a vacuum cleaner. ■ verb ( hoover ) clean with a vacuum cleaner. Origin 1920s: named …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DAM — barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to confine and check the flow of water for such uses as …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOOVER — hoover, H~ BrE AmE ˈhuːv ə AmE - ə r ▷ hoover|ed d ▷ hoovering ˈhuːv ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ hoover|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOOVER — / ˈhuːvə(r); NAmE / verb ( BrE ) to clean a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner SYN vacuum …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOVER — ™ / ˈhuːvə(r); NAmE / noun ( BrE ) = vacuum cleaner •• WORD ORIGIN 1920s: named after W. H. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAM — / dæm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a barrier that is built across a river in order …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOVER — I. Hoo·ver /ˈhuːvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] trademark British English a ↑ vacuum cleaner II. Hoover, Herbert BrE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOVER — hoover BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] British English to clean a floor, ↑ carpet etc using a ↑ vacuum …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAM — I. dam 1 /dæm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ] 1 . a special …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOVER — n. & v. --n. propr. a vacuum cleaner (properly one made by the Hoover company). --v. (hoover) 1 tr. (also …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOOVER — n. & v. n. propr. a vacuum cleaner (properly one made by the Hoover company). v. (hoover) 1 tr. (also …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOOVER — n. & v. --n. propr. a vacuum cleaner (properly one made by the Hoover company). --v. (hoover) 1. tr. (also …
Oxford English vocab
HOOVER — ( hoovers, hoovering, hoovered) 1. A Hoover is a vacuum cleaner. ( TRADEMARK ) ( BRIT ) N-COUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAM — ( dams, damming, dammed) 1. A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOVER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. A Hoover is a vacuum cleaner. (TRADEMARK) (BRIT) N-COUNT 2. If you ~ a room or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOOVER — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A life of serious touring is exchanged for less glamorous travel: moved once a week …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOVER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Goldstar ER350ME and ER535ME; Hoover H6312. ▪ It is also an account of hypocrisy. Hoover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE big ▪ A previous California resources secretary proposed building bigger dams on California's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOVER — [noun], [verb] [UK and ANZ] [trademark] - (to use) a vacuum cleaner. See at vacuum."We've just bought a new hoover." …
Cambridge English vocab
DAM — [verb] [T] -mm-To dam a river is to build a dam across it in order to store the water.They're going …
Cambridge English vocab
DAM — n. Aswan High Dam Hoover Dam Boulder Dam Three Gorges Dam Project
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAM — n. Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOOVER — n. Hoover Commission Hoover Dam Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover John Edgar
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOOVER — v 1. to clean. Origin: the Hoover brand of vacuum cleaners. ("You are not going out to play until you …
Slang English vocab
DAM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hydroelectric VERB + DAM ▪ build , construct ▪ breach ▪ The ~ has been breached …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOOVER — I . Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) the 31st US President (1929–33) and a member of the Republican Party. He had earlier …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DAM — A structure of earth, rock, or concrete designed to form a basin and hold water back to make a pond, …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
HOOVER — 1. сущ. пылесос (по названию фирмы) 2. гл. пылесосить Hoover пылесос (по названию фирмы) ~ пылесосить
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAM
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOOVER — 1. ʹhu:və n 1> (Hoover) «Гувер» ( марка пылесоса; фирменное название ) 2> разг. пылесос ( любой ) 2. ʹhu:və …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAM — dam.ogg _I 1. dæm n 1. дамба, плотина, запруда; перемычка, мол earth dam - земляная плотина 2. запруженная /запружённая/ вода, …
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DAM
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DAM
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DAM — 1) плотина; дамба; перемычка; запруда 2) метал подпор, порог 3) сооружать дамбу 4) преграждать, возводить барьер • to dam up — подпирать плотиной - afterbay dam - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HOOVER — 1. [ʹhu:və] n 1) (Hoover) «Гувер» ( марка пылесоса; фирменное название ) 2) разг. пылесос ( любой ) 2. [ʹhu:və] …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HOOVER — 1. ʹhu:və n 1) (Hoover) «Гувер» ( марка пылесоса; фирменное название ) 2> разг. пылесос ( любой ) 2. ʹhu:və …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DAM — _I 1. dæm n 1. дамба, плотина, запруда; перемычка, мол earth dam - земляная плотина 2. запруженная /запружённая/ вода, запруда …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOOVER — 1. сущ. 1) (Hoover) Гувер ( марка пылесоса ) 2) пылесос ( любой марки ) Syn: vacuum cleaner 2. гл. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DAM
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOOVER — 1. сущ. 1) (Hoover) Гувер (марка пылесоса) 2) пылесос (любой марки) Syn: vacuum cleaner 2. гл.; разг. пылесосить, чистить пылесосом Syn: vacuum 2., vacuum-clean
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