DIVERSION DAM (AND DIKE)

Meaning of DIVERSION DAM (AND DIKE) in English

A barrier built to divert part or all of the water from a stream into a different course. The diversion dam is commonly constructed on a natural river channel and is designed to check or elevate the water level for diversion into a main canal system. Also referred to as Diversion Cofferdam.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

DIVERSION — n diversion (1. entertainment, pastime; 2. [Mil.])
Interlingua English vocab
DIKE — diga
English interlingue dictionary
DIKE — Bank, usually of earth, constructed to control or confine water. Dikes were purely defensive at first but later became a …
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
DIKE — I. noun or dyke ˈdīk ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dīc ditch, dike; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
DIVERSION — də̇ˈvər]zhən, dīˈ-, -və̄], -vəi], Brit often & US sometimes ]shən noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIVERSION — (n.) The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its …
Английский словарь Webster
DIKE — (v. t.) To drain by a dike or ditch.
Английский словарь Webster
DIKE — (v. t.) To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
Английский словарь Webster
DAM — (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a …
Английский словарь Webster
DIVERSION — ( n. ) The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIKE — ( v. t. ) To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIKE — ( v. t. ) To drain by a dike or ditch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIVERSION — /di verr"zheuhn, -sheuhn, duy-/ , n. 1. the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIKE — dike 1 — diker , n. /duyk/ , n. , v. , diked, diking . n. 1. an embankment for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAM — dam 1 /dam/ , n. , v. , dammed, damming . n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIKE — v. build a dike; protect with an embankment; drain with a canal or ditch
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DIKE — I. ˈdīk noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse dīk ditch and Middle Low German dīk dam; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
DIVERSION — noun Date: 1600 1. : the act or an instance of diverting from a course, activity, or use : deviation …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIVERSION — noun the act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its …
Webster English vocab
DIKE — noun a wall of turf or stone. 2. dike ·vt to drain by a dike or ditch. 3. dike ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DAM — noun a kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts. 2. dam ·noun a firebrick wall, or a stone, …
Webster English vocab
DIKE — [dike] n [ME, prob. fr. ON dik ditch and MLG dik dam; akin to OE dic ditch--more at ditch] (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIKE — in geology, tabular or sheetlike igneous body that is often oriented vertically or steeply inclined to the bedding of preexisting …
Britannica English vocabulary
DAM — barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to confine and check the flow of water for such uses as …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIVERSION — diversion BrE AmE daɪ ˈvɜːʃ ə n dɪ-, də-, § -ˈvɜːʒ- AmE də ˈvɝːʒ ə n daɪ-, -ˈvɝːʃ- ▷ diversion|ist/s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIKE — dike BrE AmE daɪk ▷ diked daɪkt ▷ dikes daɪks ▷ diking ˈdaɪk ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIVERSION — / daɪˈvɜːʃn; NAmE -ˈvɜːrʒn/ noun 1. [ C , U ] the act of changing the direction that sb/sth is …
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
DIVERSION — di ‧ ver ‧ sion /daɪˈvɜːʃ ə n, də- $ -ɜːrʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIKE — dike /daɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: dic 'ditch, dike' ] another spelling of ↑ …
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
DIVERSION — n. 1 a the act of diverting; deviation. b an instance of this. 2 a the diverting of attention deliberately. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIVERSION — n. 1 a the act of diverting; deviation. b an instance of this. 2 a the diverting of attention deliberately. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIVERSION — n.1 a the act of diverting; deviation. b an instance of this. 2 a the diverting of attention deliberately. b …
Oxford English vocab
DIVERSION — ( diversions) 1. A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing …
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
DIVERSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN trade ▪ Appropriate analysis of trade diversion is dependent upon the nature of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIKE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had sifted some larger pebbles from the sand and was throwing them absently at …
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
AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIVERSION — [noun] [C]Shoplifters often work in pairs, with one creating a diversion (= an action that takes someone's attention away from …
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
DIKE — n. Bank, usually of earth, constructed to control or confine water. Dikes were purely defensive at first but later became …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
DAM — Synonyms and related words : arch dam, arrest, artificial lake, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bayou lake, bear-trap …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIKE — To crudely isolate or remove a component from a piece of machinery or electronic equipment. Example: Look, if that stupid …
Slang English vocab
DIVERSION — noun 1 change of direction ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , short ( esp. BrE ) ▪ major ( esp. BrE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DAM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hydroelectric VERB + DAM ▪ build , construct ▪ breach ▪ The ~ has been breached …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DIVERSION — n. 25B6; noun the diversion of 19 rivers : RE-ROUTING, redirection, deflection, deviation, divergence. traffic diversions : DETOUR, deviation, alternative …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIKE — To remove or disable a portion of something, as a wire from a computer or a subroutine from a program. …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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
DIVERSION — n. 1 digression, deviation, departure, distraction George created a diversion, while we robbed the safe 2 detour, sidetrack, deviation, bypass, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DIKE — [Greek] Dike was the Greek goddess of justice for humanity. Her mother, Themis, was the goddess of divine justice. Dike …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DIVERSION — 1. The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
DIKE — To remove or disable a portion of something, as a wire from a computer or a subroutine from a program. …
Jargon File English vocabulary
DIVERSION — сущ. 1) а) отклонение, отступление (от курса, действий) Syn : deviation, deflection б) обход, обходное направление 2) отвлечение внимания Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAM — I 1. сущ. 1) а) дамба, плотина, насыпь; запруда a dam bursts ≈ плотина прорывается concrete dam ≈ бетонная плотина …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIVERSION — diversion.ogg daıʹvɜ:ʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> отклонение, отход 2> уклонение; отступление 2. отвлечение diversion of the mind (from smth.) - отвлечение …
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, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIVERSION — 1) отвод; ответвление 2) забор воды, водозабор 3) водозаборное сооружение, водозабор 4) гидр. деривация 5) отклонение ( от курса, маршрута …
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