ASWAN HIGH DAM

Meaning of ASWAN HIGH DAM in English

As ‧ wan High Dam /ˌæswɑːn haɪ ˈdæm/ BrE AmE

a ↑ dam built across the River Nile in southern Egypt. It is one of the largest dams in the world and is used to produce electricity and provide water for farming.

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ASWAN HIGH DAM — Arabic As-Sadd al-'Ali, rock-fill dam across the Nile River, at Aswan, Egypt, completed in 1970 (and formally inaugurated in January …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASWAN HIGH DAM — Dam across the Nile River , north of Aswan , Egypt. Built 4 mi (6 km) upstream from the earlier …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASWAN HIGH DAM — Dam across the Nile River , north of Built 4 mi (6 km) upstream from the earlier Aswan Dam (1902), …
Английский словарь Британика
ASWÂN — or ancient Syene geographical name city S Egypt on right bank of the Nile near site of dam built 1898-1902 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
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
ASWĀN — City (pop., 1996 est.: 219,017), southeastern Egypt. It lies on the Nile River just north of Lake Nasser . In …
Английский словарь Британика
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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
DAM — (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a …
Английский словарь Webster
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
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
ASWAN — /as"wahn/ ; Arab. /ahs wahn"/ , n. 1. Ancient, Syene . a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile. 246,000. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASWAN — n. city in Egypt
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HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
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
ASWÂN — geographical name or ancient Sy·e·ne sī-ˈē-nē city S Egypt on right bank of the Nile near site of dam built …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
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
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster 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
ASWAN — also spelled Assuan, or Assouan, muhafazah (governorate), Upper Egypt, embracing the Nile floodplain and immediately adjacent territories. Its area is …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ASWAN — Aswan BrE AmE ˌæs ˈwɑːn ◂ ˌɑːs-, -ˈwæn, ˈ•• —Arabic [ ʔɑ ˈsˁwɑːn ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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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
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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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
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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
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
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASWAN — n. City (pop., 1996 est.: 219,017), southeastern Egypt. It lies on the Nile River just north of Lake Nasser . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DAM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hydroelectric VERB + DAM ▪ build , construct ▪ breach ▪ The ~ has been breached …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus 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
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ASWAN — сущ.; геогр. г. Асуан
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ASWAN — сущ.; геогр. г. Асуан
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ASWAN — Асуан
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HIGH — 1. haı n 1. высшая точка, максимум to be in /at/ the high - достигнуть высшего уровня /предела, максимума/ an …
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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ASWAN — _n. г. Асуан
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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
ASWAN — г. Асуан
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ASWAN — (n) Асуан
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HIGH — 1. haı n 1. высшая точка, максимум to be in /at/ the high - достигнуть высшего уровня /предела, максимума/ an …
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 …
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